Court Opinion

ID: 9489412
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 13:15:28.721826+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:53:31.499060
License: Public Domain

HEANEY, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I concur in the result reached by the majority only because I agree we are bound by the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Lane v. Williams, 455 U.S. 624, 102 S.Ct. 1322, 71 L.Ed.2d 508 (1982). Were I writing on a clean slate, I would reverse the district court because it seems clear that Spencer may suffer collateral consequences as a result of the revocation of his parole.
It is unfortunate that the decision on whether the revocation hearing comported with due process was delayed for so long that the matter became moot by Spencer’s release from prison. If nothing else, this case highlights the necessity of making prompt decisions in revocation cases.