Legal Opinion
Roderick A. Jeter v. Thomas F. Keohane, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1984No. 83-1736PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is brought by an individual who has been sentenced to terms of imprisonment by both a federal court and a state court. He is presently serving his federal sentence and has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking return to the state prison. The district court denied his petition and dismissed the action. Petitioner argues that he is entitled to complete his state incarceration before serving the federal sentence and that, therefore, his present confinement is “illegal.”
The facts of the case are not in dispute. 1 Petitioner was sentenced to a three-year term of imprisonment…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- George Freeman Causey v. Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Bert Croft, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Vanover v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Mitchell v. Boen, United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Nathaniel Simmons v. Richard GramleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Juan Ramon Matta-Ballesteros v. Gary L. Henman, Warden, United States Penitentiary at Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Anthony Porter v. Richard B. Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Tony R. Jake v. G.L. Herschberger, Warden, Adx-Florence, Florence, ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Elmer Cartee and Patrick Russell v. Crispus Nix, Warden, and Neil Hartigan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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