Legal Opinion
Pedro Bennett, Jr. v. Arturo Soto, Chairman of Parole, Edwin Potter, Director of Bureau of Correction, Clavin R. Edwards, Warden of Lewisburg Prison
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 24, 1988No. 87-3696PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE
Appellant Pedro Bennett, Jr. appeals from the district court’s denial of his pro se habeas corpus petition seeking to challenge the discretionary decision by the Virgin Islands Board of Parole revoking his parole.
Bennett is presently incarcerated in the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he is serving a fifteen-year sentence imposed by the District Court of the Virgin Islands following his conviction for assault and use of a weapon in the commission of a crime. 1 Bennett committed this crime while he…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Earl Ellery Wright v. United States Board of Parole and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- James Callwood v. Jerry Enos , Director, Bureau of Correction Chesley Roebuck, Chairman of V.I. Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- United States v. David Friedland, David J. Friedland, in No. 95-5582. David Friedland v. Douglas Lansing, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Ft. Dix, Nj United States Parole Commission David J. Friedland, in No. 95-5583. David Friedland v. United States of America, David J. Friedland, InCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Padilla Ex Rel. Newman v. BushDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- United States v. FriedlandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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