Legal Opinion

Charles Wesley Johnson v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 18, 1961No. 6655Published

1Per curiam

This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of Kansas denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, discharging the writ and remanding the petitioner to the custody of the Warden. Seeking to be released from the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, appellant petitioned for habeas corpus on the ground that an error in the computation of good time due him resulted in the advancement of the date of his reconditional release from November 6, 1960, to September 24, 1961.

On January 16, 1952, appellant commenced serving a nine year sentence,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Emil R. Yates v. C. H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
  2. Reubin Wooten v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  3. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas v. Robert Leroy DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960

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