Legal Opinion
John C. Jefferson v. J. T. Willingham, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1966No. 8802PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Jefferson, by this habeas corpus proceeding, seeks his release from the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, upon the ground that the sentence under which he is being confined has been served in full. He appeals from an order dismissing his petition without a hearing.
The pleadings disclose that on May 6, 1963, Jefferson was granted a mandatory release after serving 621 days of his total sentences of six years. On November 20, 1963, Jefferson was arrested in Wyoming by federal authorities and charged with violation of the Dyer Act. 18 U.S.C. § 2312. On December 5, 1963,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Troy Kelton Teague v. C. H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Samuel Jennings Johnson v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Groce v. HudspethCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Alexander J. Woykovsky v. Richard A. Chappell, Chairman, U. S. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
3Cited by21 opinions
- Gaddy v. MichaelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- William John Simon v. Robert I. Moseley, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- G. W. Robinson v. J. T. Willingham, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas, and United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Paul D. McGinnis Commissioner of Correction v. United States Ex Rel. Milton PollackCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Arthur E. Small, Jr. v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
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