Ex Parte David Lee Geiken, Applicant

Summary

The Court held that the Texas mandatory supervision statute creates a liberty interest that triggers due process protections, that the Board's procedural determinations are subject to judicial review, and that the Board must give inmates timely notice before considering them for mandatory supervision release; it granted relief in part by ordering a new hearing with notice. Justice WOMACK dissented, arguing the petition is not cognizable under Article 11.07 and should be dismissed.