Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Franklin v. Shields
435 U.S. 1003
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1978-04-24
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- extending such immunity under § 1983 in an identical situation for state prison officials
- parole authorities havebroad discretion in balancing the State’s needs and prisoner’s rights in deciding whether to grant parole
Citator
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C. A. 4th Cir. Motion of Public Defender of Wisconsin for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Brennan, Mr. Justice White, and Mr. Justice