Legal Opinion
Brett C. Kimberlin v. R.D. Brewer and United States Parole Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1987No. 86-1297PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Brett C. Kimberlin, who has been convicted of various federal crimes, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the Parole Commission has improperly denied him a hearing. He argues that, although he was sentenced to 50 years in prison on December 31, 1981, he is entitled to be paroled immediately. Specifically, Kimberlin argues that in passing section 235(b)(3) of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-473, 98 Stat. 1837 (1984), Congress implicitly repealed 18 U.S.C. § 4205(a) which provides that “a prisoner shall be eligible for release on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gregory R. Miller v. Bill Story, Warden United States Parole Commission and Southeast Regional Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Brett C. KimberlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- James Lyons v. Jake Mendez, Warden Us Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- John Richard Skowronek v. Edward G. Brennan, David Olushina John v. Edward G. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Lyons v. MendezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002