Legal Opinion
Eliot S. Sash v. Michael Zenk, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 26, 2005No. 04-6206-PRPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.
This case deals with the interpretation of 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b), which governs the calculation of credits awarded to federal prisoners for good behavior. The petitioner argues that the interpretation of this provision by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), set forth in 28 C.F.R. § 523.20, contravenes the clear language of the statute. He further argues that the rule of lenity requires that credits be awarded on the basis of the sentence originally imposed rather than on the amount of time actually served and that, even if Chevron deference applies here, the BOP’s…
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- Crandon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ladner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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