Legal Opinion
Sellers v. United States
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided December 15, 1967No. Civ. A. No. 11239PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
Petitioner has filed a civil action seeking a writ of mandamus. It is more properly considered as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner is a prisoner in the Atlanta penitentiary and asks that the United States and its agents be directed to credit him with time spent in jail prior to his conviction. Petitioner was arrested on or about September 21, 1961 and held in jail until he was sentenced on January 8, 1962, approximately 107 days. He received a number of separate sentences growing out of a post office burglary and the subsequent disposal of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- William Dunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Raymond Luther Bryans, Jr. v. O. G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Eddie Padgett v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Dillinger v. BlackwellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1967
- United States v. Charles Edward LawrensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Morris Wilbur Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. McCulloughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Hackwokth v. BlackwellDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1969
- McCullough v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1968
- Morris Wilbur Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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