BOWLING v. DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. 18-6170.

920 F.3d 192 (2019)

Thomas Franklin BOWLING, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 2, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Claire Cahill , GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Brittany Marie Jones , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Erica Hashimoto , Director, Aaron M. Steeg , Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Program, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Mark R. Herring , Attorney General, Victoria N. Pearson , Deputy Attorney General, Laura Haeberle Cahill , Assistant Attorney General, Toby J. Heytens , Solicitor General, Matthew R. McGuire , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Michelle S. Kallen , Deputy Solicitor General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Thacker wrote the opinion, in which Judge Richardson and Judge Traxler joined.


This appeal arises from the Virginia Parole Board's ("the Parole Board") repeated denial of parole to Thomas Franklin Bowling ("Appellant"). Appellant was sentenced to life with parole when he was 17 years old. He first became eligible for parole on April 26, 2005. The Parole Board has considered his eligibility and denied...

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