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Missouri Parole Board May Not Use Facts of Crime Already Considered by Governor in Clemency Approval to Deny Parole

Loaded on July 15, 2011

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Habeas Corpus, Pardons/Clemency. Location: Missouri.

The Missouri Supreme Court issued a peremptory writ of mandamus to the state parole board ordering new parole hearings for two life prisoners, and constraining the board from considering the facts of the prisoners’ crimes in its decisions.

Shirley Lute and Lynda Branch were each sentenced to life in prison ...

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