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Recent Developments, James D. Holland
Recent Developments, James D. Holland
Vanderbilt Law Review
The power to parole prisoners derives from the legislative power to define crimes and set penalties for offenses, and has been delegated by Congress and state legislatures to the federal and state parole boards.' Recent litigation of inmates' post-conviction rights in federal and state correctional systems has focused increasingly on the broad discretionary power that parole boards exercise by performing their statutory mandate... The recent development of a flexible concept of due process,' however, has permitted a finer balancing of governmental and individual interests than the prior requirement of a "full panoply" of procedural safeguards, or none at all, and …
Constitutional Law--1959 Tennessee Survey, Elvin E. Overton
Constitutional Law--1959 Tennessee Survey, Elvin E. Overton
Vanderbilt Law Review
A smaller number of cases have been selected for inclusion in this year's survey. Seven cases are included, including one federal court decision dealing with a municipal ordinance. In addition, two specific acts of the General Assembly are noted although there has as yet been no opportunity for the courts to rule upon them.