Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph William Morgan, A/K/A Lester Carter, A/K/A Edward James Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1970No. 28187_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Under 1966 amendments to 18 U.S.C. § 3568, the Attorney General is required to give a federal prisoner “credit toward service of his sentence for any days spent in custody in connection with the offense or acts for which sentence was imposed.” In this case we are asked to review a denial by the District Court of credit against a sentence imposed after the effective date of the amendments. 1
The sentencing judge, in response to a letter from the prisoner which he construed as a motion for correction of sentence under Rule 35, Fed.R. Crim. P., denied credit. He relied on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Stapf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Raymond Luther Bryans, Jr. v. O. G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Hubert James Putt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Tony Willis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Frank Soyka v. Noah L. Alldredge, Warden of the United States Northeast PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Ernest C. Davis v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Sandra ClaytonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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