Adrian J. Mastrangelo v. United States Parole Commission, and Warden Dale Thomas

Following a plea of guilty to charges of distribution of narcotics in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 and 18 U.S.C. § 2, petitioner Adrian Mastrangelo was sentenced on January 12, 1976, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to 2V2 years of imprisonment to be followed by 2 years of special parole. Special parole is mandatory whenever a prison sentence is imposed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1), (2). A few weeks later, on March 4,1976, after conviction by a jury on charges of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C.…