Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Dobson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 10, 1978No. 77-2378PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents an issue of first impression: does the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (Act) 1 apply to a parole violator detainee prior to any parole revocation hearing, and thus prior to the time that parole is actually revoked? The district court answered this question in the affirmative. We reverse, and hold that a putative parole violator held in custody pursuant only to a parole violation warrant does not come within the provisions of the Act.
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Robert Dobson, who had been on parole after serving a portion of his state-imposed 7V2 to 21…
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