Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Goodwyn
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 9, 1965No. Civ. No. 867PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEEHY, Chief Judge.
Petitioner, who is presently detained by Respondent in the Federal Correctional Institution at Texarkana, Texas, filed in this Court a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus alleging that he is being illegally confined by Respondent. There is no issue as to the facts. Petitioner contends only that the law has been improperly applied to the facts in regard to the method by which his statutory good time and the length of his sentence as a mandatory release violator have been computed by prison authorities. The pertinent facts are as follows.
On April 17, 1958, Petitioner was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hunter, Warden v. FacchineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- James O. Frierson v. William P. Rogers, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- William Roy Miller v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Emil R. Yates v. C. H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Reubin Wooten v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Burgos v. United States Board of ParoleDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
- Williams v. DaggettDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1974