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Criminal Law : Parole Eligibility – Mootness
Stephanie Maniscalco//October 20, 2015//
Where a pro se appellant in a criminal case argued that his minimum term for parole eligibility was miscalculated by the state board, the propriety of the board’s calculation of the parole eligibility date was the sole issue on appeal, and the relevant date had already passed, so the issue was moot.
Appeal dismissed.
Hickerson v. Board of Probation and Parole (MLW No. 68400/Case No. WD78086 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Cole County, Green, J. (Caroline Coulter, Jefferson City, for respondent) (Eric Hickerson, pro se).
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