Legal Opinion

Vincent Amato v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 10, 1967No. 16247_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from the refusal of a sentencing court, long after conviction and commitment, to reduce a sentence by the number of days of the appellant’s, incarceration while awaiting trial.

The sentence in question was substantially less than the maximum provided by Congress. The judge who denied the-present request fbr relief is the judge who imposed the sentence originally. This sentence was imposed long before' the effective date of the provision of the Bail Reform Act of 1966 concerning credit for presentence incarceration.

The judgment will be affirmed.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Melvin C. Holt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
  2. United States Ex Rel. Frank Sacco v. Frank F. Kenton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
  3. Gilbert v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
  4. Walter Olie Noorlander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  5. Charles Howard v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967

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