Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Hardwick
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided June 15, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 5184PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOPER, Chief Judge.
Petitioner received seven sentences of one year each and these sentences were aggregated for purposes of parole. He was released on parole February 20, 1950, arrested for a new offense, given a two year sentence on the new offense, and now contends that the parole was illegally granted him and that he should be given credit for time spent while at liberty under the alleged illegal parole.
Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 4202 provides that a prisoner “serving a definite term or terms of over one year,” may be released on parole after serving one-third of such term, or terms. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Rogoway v. WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
- Taylor v. SquierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- United States v. HowellDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1952
3Cited by3 opinions
- Emory Newton Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Charles O. Williamson v. F. T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Charles O. Williamson v. William H. Hardwick, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955