Legal Opinion
Washington v. U.S. Parole Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 9, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-1850PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
Petitioner Anthony Washington has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He raises a series of claims relating to the United States Parole Commission’s authority, the calculation of his sentence, and the conduct of his defense attorney during a parole-revocation proceeding. As none of his arguments proves convincing, the Court will deny the petition.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 26, 1996, petitioner was sentenced by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to consecutive prison terms of 5-15 years for possession of a firearm…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pennsylvania Bd. of Probation and Parole v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Robert Franklin v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Harris v. FulwoodDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Cutchin v. United States Parole CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Brown v. United States Parole CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Brown v. U.S. Parole CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
- Rious v. U.S. Parole CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016