United States v. McCullough

BELL, Circuit Judge:

These four appeals were consolidated in order to consider one narrow question : whether several maximum sentences running concurrently are to be treated as a maximum sentence for purposes of crediting a prisoner with time spent in jail prior to sentencing under 18 U.S.C.A. § 3568 as interpreted in Bryans v. Blackwell, 5 Cir., 1967, 387 F.2d 764. The District Court answered in the affirmative. Sellers v. United States, 283 F.Supp. 891 (N.D.Ga., 1967). We agree.

Sellers was arrested and charged with a post office burglary September 21, 1961, and because of his inability to…