Opinion ID: 1187735
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: the essence of shabazz's claim

Text: ¶ 6 According to Shabazz's amended petition, Stambeck's letter in the prisoner's file, with its references to his alleged writ writing activities and legal surname changes, is the reason for his parole's denial. The board's consideration of Stambeck's tainted letter, Shabazz claims, (1) deprives him of substantive due process, (2) offends the equal-protection guarantee of the fundamental law and (3) denies his constitutional right of access to the courts. Shabazz's quest for release by habeas corpus is based on what he suggests to be the vindictive nature of the letter and the improper weight given its text by the board. The vindictive letter, we are urged, supplies an impermissible motive for denial of his parole. [5]