Legal Opinion
Allen v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 4, 1966No. Civ. No. 9686PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEALON, District Judge.
Petitioner, James Allen, also known as Frank N. Hoffman, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, has filed a letter with this Court requesting a correction or modification of his sentence so as to gain credit for the time which he spent in custody for want of bail prior to the date of sentencing. He alleges that the total time so spent in custody was 128 days, from February 11, 1965, to June 17, 1965, the date on which he was sentenced. Petitioner’s letter will be treated as a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to correct the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stapf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Byers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Carlton S. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
- John Joseph Powers v. John C. Taylor, Warden United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by8 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Frank Sacco v. Frank F. Kenton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Gilbert v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Langston v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1970
- United States v. PrattDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1967
- Brown v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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