Mark Howerton v. Lona McCastlain, Chairman, Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Howerton’s petition for declaratory judgment and a writ of mandamus challenging a two-year parole denial. It held that Howerton did not plead sufficient facts showing that the parole-board chair applied an improper parole statute or violated governing regulations, and therefore failed to present a justiciable controversy or establish entitlement to mandamus relief.