STATE OF NEW JERSEY VS. SUZETTE HINDS-MOHAMMED (06-12-0973, SOMERSET COUNTY AND STATEWIDE), A-0789-15T1

Appellant Larry Yellock is serving life for two murders and became parole-eligible after ~35 years of incarceration.
A two-member NJ State Parole Board panel denied parole and imposed a 120-month future eligibility term (FET), citing Yellock’s escalating criminal history, failure of prior incarceration/parole to deter, and insufficient problem resolution.
The two-member panel noted mitigating factors (infractions-free record, program participation, favorable institutional reports, and a risk assessment score of 20 indicating moderate risk) but found them outweighed by aggravating factors.
Yellock appealed to a three-member panel and then to the full Board; both affirmed the denial and the 120-month FET.
Yellock sought judicial relief asking remand for a full and fair hearing with the appellate court retaining jurisdiction; the Appellate Division reviewed the Board’s decision under the narrow standard applicable to parole decisions.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the matter should be remanded for a new hearing with this court retaining jurisdiction	Yellock argued the Board’s factual findings were insufficient and he was entitled to a full and fair hearing; requested remand with retained jurisdiction	Parole Board argued its denial and 120-month FET were supported by substantial credible evidence and within its broad discretion	Court affirmed: no remand. Board’s decision upheld as supported by substantial credible evidence and not arbitrary or capricious

Trantino v. N.J. State Parole Bd., 166 N.J. 113 (standard of review for parole board discretion)
Greenholtz v. Inmates of Neb. Penal & Corr. Complex, 442 U.S. 1 (parole decisions involve discretionary assessments of future behavior)
Monks v. N.J. State Parole Bd., 58 N.J. 238 (Parole Board has broad but not unlimited discretion)
N.J. Parole Bd. v. Cestari, 224 N.J. Super. 534 ("substantial likelihood" requires more than potential for reoffending)
Beckworth v. N.J. State Parole Bd., 62 N.J. 348 (parole predictions must be grounded on consideration of aggregate pertinent factors)