Legal Opinion
Samuel Jennings Johnson v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1960No. 18246PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, by a writ of habeas corpus, seeks release from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta on the ground that he has served his sentence in full. He was convicted for interstate transportation of stolen vehicles and sentenced on February 5, 1951, to six years and six days in prison. With 852 days remaining on this sentence, he was paroled. While on parole, he committed a second federal offense for which he was arrested in January 1955, convicted, sentenced, and imprisoned in a federal penitentiary in Virginia. Also, because of this offense and other conduct, the Parole Board issued a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jenkins v. MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Rea v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
3Cited by17 opinions
- Don B. Cook v. United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Shelton v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Joseph Orton Smith v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Estis L. Gibbs v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Ezekiel Bates v. Hugh F. Rivers, Executive, District of Columbia Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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