Supreme Court of Georgia September 16, 2002, S02A1029 (Ray v. Carthen)

Thompson, Justice.

In April 1997, appellee Donald B. Carthen was convicted of robbery by intimidation and was sentenced to serve ten years in prison. In September 1998, appellant State Board of Pardons and Paroles (“the Board”) served Carthen with a “Parole Decision Guideline - Notice of Tentative Action,” informing him that the circumstances of his crime warrant that he serve more than 50