The People of the State of Colorado v. Shams Abdul-Rahman.

Summary

The court held that a parolee must exhaust the administrative appeal process before seeking judicial review of an initial parole-revocation decision through postconviction proceedings. Reading the parole statutes together, the court concluded that the administrative appeal is a jurisdictional prerequisite, so the postconviction court lacked jurisdiction over Abdul-Rahman's unexhausted petition. The court vacated the court of appeals' judgment and remanded with instructions to dismiss.