Coachman v. U.S. Parole Commission

MEMORANDUM OPINION

AMY BERMAN JACKSON, District Judge.

Petitioner Jefferey Coachman contends that he is entitled to certain credit toward service of his sentence which advances the date of his release from custody. For the reasons discussed below, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus will be denied.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 25, 1993, in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, petitioner was sentenced to a term of five to 15 years’ imprisonment. Pet. at 5. A mandatory minimum term of five years applied. See U.S. Parole Comm’n’s Opp’n to Pet’r’s Pet. for a Writ of Habeas Corpus…