Legal Opinion
Michael Lee Sammons v. G.H. Rodgers, Warden, F.C.I. Seagoville, U.S. Bureau of Prison and U.S. Board of Parole
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1986No. 85-1454PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant, Michael Lee Sammons, has petitioned for rehearing of the Order of this Court dated November 18, 1985, which dismissed his appeal in his petition for habeas corpus. The motion for rehearing is GRANTED, the Court Order of November 18, 1985, is withdrawn, and the following decision is substituted.
Michael Lee Sammons, a prisoner under a federal conviction, petitioned the District Court in the Northern District of Texas for habeas corpus. His claim is that the federal parole board is using prior convictions in the State of Tennessee to rank him at a lower eligibility for parole than he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- William Chester Craig v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States ex rel. Wojtycha v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Troy E. Marks v. John D. Rees and Linley Pearson, Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Larry Cochran v. Edward Buss, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Poodry v. Tonawanda Band of Seneca IndiansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Nowakowski v. New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2016
- Mays v. DinwiddieCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
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