Legal Opinion
Feldman v. Perrill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1990No. Nos. 88-15237, 88-6432PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Federal habeas corpus law permits prisoners to challenge the validity of convictions under which they are “in custody.” Among the issues we consider are whether and when a prisoner is considered “in custody” under a conviction after he has completed serving its sentence.
Facts
Barry Jay Feldman has twice been convicted of criminal offenses: In 1976, he pled guilty in California state court to attempted extortion, burglary and false im*1447prisonment; in 1984, a federal jury convicted him of unarmed bank robbery. In 1986, while incarcerated for his federal conviction, Feldman…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
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