Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. Freeman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1999No. 96-7539PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded with instructions to grant the petition by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN joined. Senior Judge PHILLIPS wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
In 1981, Irving Hawkins was sentenced to fifty years of imprisonment in North Carolina as a habitual felon. After receiving contradictory notifications about when he would be eligible for parole, he was finally paroled in 1992. Hawkins successfully reintegrated into' the community, obeying all *269conditions of his parole, holding a job in which he was promoted, and…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- James Baker v. James F. Barbo Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Kerr v. StateSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2001
- Baker v. BarboCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Hawkins v. FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Henderson v. SimmsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1999
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