Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Williams
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 15, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-3732PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
Eugene Jerome Cunningham filed the instant petition for habeas corpus on December 30, 1988, asserting that his mandatory minimum sentence of twenty years, imposed for his conviction for first-degree felony murder in 1973, should be reduced pursuant to the provisions of the District of Columbia Good Time Credits Act of 1986 (the “Act”). Petitioner claims that respondent’s failure to grant him good time credits under the Act violates his rights to equal protection and due process and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Having considered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Posadas v. National City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- United States Parole Commission v. NobleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Poole v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Carl v. Children's HospitalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Carl v. Children's HospitalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Lindsey v. SaadDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2019
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.