Legal Opinion
Wright v. Blackwell
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided March 6, 1969No. Civ. A. No. 12036PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
Petitioner, a prisoner at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, filed a civil action in the nature of mandamus seeking credit for presentence custody time and for time spent in custody pending appeal.
The issue as to presentence custody time has been resolved by respondents’ answer to the complaint, which concedes that petitioner is indeed entitled to credit for that time.
As to time in custody pending appeal, the records show that on March 12,1963, petitioner elected not to serve his sentence pending appeal, as he was permitted to do under Rule 38(a) (2) of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Earl R. Cephus v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Sobell v. Attorney GeneralSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sobell v. Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Percy PruittCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Wright v. BlackwellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- United States v. MortonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970