Warden v. Marrero

A now-repealed statute, 26 U. S. C. § 7237 (d),1 provided, inter alia, that certain narcotics offenders sentenced to mandatory minimum prison terms should be ineligible for parole under the general parole statute, 18 TJ. S. C. *655§ 4202.2 Section 7237 (d) was repealed, effective May 1, 1971, 84 Stat. 1292, by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, which makes parole under § 4202 available for almost all narcotics offenders. The question for decision in this case is whether the parole ineligibility provision of 26 U. S. C. § 7237 (d) survives the repealer, so that a…