Opinion ID: 1187735
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: the parole board's response

Text: ¶ 7 Through its counsel, the Attorney General [AG], the board argues that habeas corpus is an appropriate remedy only when a prisoner is being held illegally. According to the AG, habeas corpus relief cannot lie because Shabazz has provided no support for his claim that the board took into account the content of Stambeck's letter. Even a mandamus remedy would not be available to Shabazz, the AG asserts, because he has no clear legal right to parole. In short, the AG contends that because Shabazz can demonstrate no entitlement, either by habeas corpus or by mandamus, to the remedy he sought, his petition was facially frivolous within the meaning of 57 O.S.Supp.1995 § 566(B)(1). [6] As the AG analyzes the problem, Shabazz was advised to correct the noted deficiencies in his petition, but failed to do so. By willfully ignoring the warnings, as well as by filing numerous other frivolous petitions, the AG argues that Shabazz has demonstrated malicious intent in pressing for the relief sought.