Opinion ID: 1278312
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Heading: mike e. preston

Text: Petitioner, Mike E. Preston, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Fayette County on a charge of breaking and entering. Upon his guilty plea he was sentenced to a term of one to ten years in the state penitentiary. That sentence was suspended and the petitioner was placed on probation, which, upon violation of the terms thereof, was revoked, and he was sent to the forestry camp. Upon his escape therefrom and his recapture, his suspended sentence was reinstated and he was sent to the Huttonsville Correctional Center to serve said sentence. In March, 1971 the petitioner was released on parole. He was arrested for alleged violations of the conditions of his parole on August 14, 1971, and, after notice, was, on August 31, 1971, afforded a hearing. The letter from the parole board informing the petitioner of the alleged violation and of the time and place of the hearing contained the following language: Please note that under West Virginia Parole Laws you have a right to employ an attorney to represent your interests at this hearing. He was also informed that he could present witnesses, offer testimony and submit any statement he desired at the hearing. The parole revocation hearing was held before one member of the three member parole board. Thereafter, that member filed with the parole board a transcript of the hearing and his report, including his recommendation that parole be revoked. Acting thereon the parole board revoked the petitioner's parole and returned him to Huttonsville. After an escape therefrom and recapture he was transferred to the state penitentiary to serve the remainder of his sentence.