Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Rios
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 2014No. 13-2749PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Polin Lopez, a member of the Latin Kings gang, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment. After completing a residential drug-treatment program, he asked to be released a year early, see 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B), but the Bureau of Prisons denied his request. By regulation, prisoners who complete such a program nevertheless cannot be released early if they are serving time for a felony that involved possession of a firearm. 28 C.F.R. § 550.55(b)(5)(ii). At sentencing the district…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Reeb v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Michael Richmond v. Joseph Scibana, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Miller v. HermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Ronald Romandine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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