Prawo i regulacje · 22/12/1994

U.S. Parole Commission Clarifies Paroling Policy for Prisoners with Invalid Convictions

The U.S. Parole Commission has updated its guidelines for determining a prisoner's salient factor score, allowing prisoners to claim an invalid conviction if obtained without counsel and records are unavailable, and requiring them to demonstrate the conviction occurred before landmark Supreme Court decisions establishing the right to counsel.