Legal Opinion
Easley v. Stepp
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 2001No. 00-2564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Lynn E. Easley appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, seeking to alter his sentence by awarding credit for time served under federal and state custody before his federal sentencing. The district court found that such credit could not be awarded and denied Easley’s petition. We affirm.
On August 7,1991, Easley was convicted in state court for possession of cocaine and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. While he was serving that sentence at Hillsboro Correctional Center, federal authorities obtained a writ of habeas corpus ad…
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