McIntyre & Associates
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For more than three decades, attorney Michael Kennedy McIntyre has led Michael Kennedy McIntyre & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia. At Michael Kennedy McIntyre & Associates, Mr. McIntyre and his team provide post-conviction representation for clients whose cases are being considered by the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Many offenders in the Georgia Department of Corrections typically are required to serve one-third of their sentences before they are eligible for parole consideration. Before considering an offender for parole, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles conducts a pre-parole investigation. This process creates a file that includes the offender’s personal history and information about the offender’s convicting offense and former arrest record. Pre-parole investigation files are maintained by the Parole Board and used as the basis for all decision-making related to granting or denying an offender’s release on parole. Another document considered during the process include the Department of Corrections’ Parole Review Summary, which covers the offender’s activities and behavior in prison. Generally, there are four possible results of the Georgia Parole Board’s consideration of an offender for parole: first, the Georgia Parole Board may grant the offender parole; second, the Georgia Parole Board may deny parole entirely and require the offender to serve out the entire sentence; third, the Georgia Parole Board may establish a Tentative Parole Month for the offender; and fourth, the Georgia Parole Board may instead establish a “Reconsideration Date.” A “Reconsideration Date” is the future date when the Georgia Parole Board will next consider the offender for parole.
