Legal Opinion
Speight v. Johnston
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 17, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2013-0164PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, District Judge.
Morris Speight-Bey (“the petitioner”) filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. On consideration of the petition and the respondent’s opposition, the Court will deny the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
The petitioner’s criminal history has been summarized as follows: •
On April 2, 1991, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia sentenced petitioner to an aggregate prison sentence of 15 years and 6 months in case numbers F 12799-90 and F 10451-90 following his convictions for burglary, unauthorized use of a vehicle, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lane v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Dale H. Sutherland v. Cecil McCall Chairman, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Hill v. JohnstonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Speight v. FulwoodDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
3Cited by2 opinions
- Speight-Bey v. JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2021
- Venable v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017