Coleman v. Dretke.

• Position: Due process of law - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PAROLE -- REVOCATION

PAROLE -- DUE PROCESS

PAROLE -- CONDITIONS

SEX OFFENDER

Coleman v. Dretke, 395 F.3d 216 (5th Cir. 2004). A state prisoner who had been indicted for aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, but had been convicted of only misdemeanor assault, challenged the revocation of his parole for his failure to enroll or participate in therapy. The prisoner alleged that the state violated his right to due process by imposing, without advance notice or a hearing, sex offender registration and therapy as conditions of his release. The district court denied his pro se habeas petition and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the state was...