Legal Opinion
Auckland Holmes v. United States Board of Parole and United States Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1976No. 76-1012PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
The question in this appeal is whether a federal prisoner is entitled to procedural due process prior to being labeled a “Special Offender,” a designation that results in “special handling” during confinement. 2
Auckland Holmes, convicted of possession and sale of heroin in the Northern District of Illinois, was sentenced to twenty years in prison. Upon his incarceration at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, Holmes was classified as a special offender by the Bureau of Prisons pursuant to Bureau of Prisons Policy Statement No. 7900.-47. After spending six…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by64 opinions
- Walker v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- City of Milwaukee v. SaxbeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Pugliese v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- United States v. FaticoDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
- French v. HeyneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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