Opinion ID: 1239209
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Propriety of Procedure

Text: When one has been convicted, he is no longer entitled to the presumption of innocence, nor to other protections which the law affords one who has only been accused of crime. [1] Even though he has been placed on parole, he is deemed to be actually serving the sentence imposed, and is in a sense in the extended custody of the prison authorities. [2] Nevertheless, we concede the following: that one placed on parole has gained a favored status; that it has been granted on certain conditions of good behavior; that the promise thus made to him should be honored; and that he should have a right to rely thereon so long as he keeps his part of the bargain; and if a question arises with respect thereto, he is entitled to certain minimal procedural protections to have the issues determined. These include that he should have a written notice wherein he was charged with failure, be given an opportunity to answer, be apprised of the evidence against him, have the privilege of cross-examining witnesses, and of being heard, if he so desires, and be entitled to a fair and reasonable consideration and adjudication thereon by proper authority, as opposed to one which is demonstrably capricious or arbitrary. [3]