Legal Opinion
Melvin Walker v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1964No. 7887_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant has appealed from an order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing. The facts are not in dispute and only questions of law are presented.
Walker received a five year federal sentence on April 18, 1961, and was committed to the custody of the Attorney General. Shortly thereafter he received a “Sentence Notice To Inmate” by which he was advised that he would be eligible for parole on December 17, 1962. Subsequent to receipt of this notice, he received another federal sentence of five years to run consecutively to the sentence he was then serving, but with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Hiatt, Warden v. CompagnaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Losieau v. HunterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Freeman Ray Stanford v. J. C. Taylor, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by19 opinions
- Norma J. Goode v. Carson Markley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Edward Sexton v. Jack H. Wise, Warden, Federal Correctional Institute, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Leroy E. Thompkins v. U. S. Board of Parole, C. C. Moore, Institutional Caseworker & Any & All Other the Court May Deem Mete & ProperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Andrew G. W. Frederick A/K/A J. W. G. FerlandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Billie Austin Bryant v. Benjamin R. Civiletti, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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