Legal Opinion
Homer Gene Edwards v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1978No. 77-1531PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*939BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Homer Gene Edwards was convicted on May 18, 1973, for heroin distribution and sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. The district judge, in sentencing Edwards, employed 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2) (1970),1 which specifies that “the prisoner may become eligible for parole at such time as the board of parole may determine.” On April 15, 1977, Edwards filed the present .action under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1970). He noted that he was still in custody, even though he had completed more than one-third of his sentence, and that the Parole Board2 had failed to give his application for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. Ben J. Slutsky and Julius S. Slutsky D/B/A "The Nevele,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Robert D. Kortness v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Daryl Standlee v. B. J. RhayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Donald L. Hayward v. United States Parole Commission, Joseph Petrovsky, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Gary Lee WickhamCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. William Charles MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- John Dioguardi v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Philippe Bernard Izsak v. Maurice H. Sigler, Chairman, United States Parole Commission, United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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