Legal Opinion

John Aldridge v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 17, 1969No. 22841_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

John Aldridge appeals from a district court order denying his motion for correction of sentence under Rule 35, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. His sole contention on this appeal is that he should be given credit, under 18 U.S.C. § 3568, for the approximately six months he spent in jail for want of bail prior to judgment.

A Rule 35 proceeding is inappropriate for the obtaining of such relief. See Lee v. United States, 9 Cir., 400 F.2d 185, 188, 189. But, as this court did in that case, we will regard the proceeding as one for habeas corpus relief for the purpose of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Stapf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  3. William Dunn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
  4. Raymond Luther Bryans, Jr. v. O. G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia,appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Morris Wilbur Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Larry W.G. GiddingsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  2. George E. Myers v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
  3. Eric Christopher Granger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. Charles R. Davis v. J. T. Willingham, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
  5. Truman Adonis Williams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971

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