Legal Opinion
Charles A. Johnson v. J. Williford, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center United States Parole Commission and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1982No. 81-5764PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals from the district court’s order granting Johnson’s writ of habeas corpus. Johnson was convicted and sentenced under a federal statute requiring a minimum term of ten years, without possibility of parole. Neither the sentencing order nor the initial sentence computation report noted Johnson’s ineligibility for parole. After numerous reviews by the Parole Commission and various other federal officers, none of whom uncovered the error, Johnson was released on parole.
Some 15 months later when the error was discovered,, he was arrested and his parole…
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