Is a defendant entitled to a mandatory minimum sentence without parole?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Belgard, 894 F.2d 1092 (9th Cir. 1990):
Fourth, defendants have no constitutional right to probation. White, 869 F.2d at 827. The right to probation is analogous to the right to parole. We have already approved the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences without parole in United States v. Klein, 860 F.2d 1489 (9th Cir.1988). In that case, we explained that parole is not a substantive right, but "simply an act of executive grace." Id. at 1497.
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