Legal Opinion
Tony Willis v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1971No. 30700PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Per curiam
Willis has appealed 1 from the District Court’s denial of his petition to obtain credit on his federal prison sentence for certain time spent in custody prior to sentencing. 2 We affirm in part and reverse in part, and remand the cause for a hearing.
Willis alleges that while he was free on bail on the federal charge, he was arrested on October 31, 1968, by Georgia state authorities. He avers that his federal bail then was revoked and bail on the state charges was precluded by the lodging of a federal detainer against him.
Willis was sentenced on the state charges on December 10, 1968, to serve…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jesse Coy Kimbrough v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Ernest C. Davis v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Joseph William Morgan, A/K/A Lester Carter, A/K/A Edward James JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Tommie Edward Sanders v. John McGuire United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
3Cited by99 opinions
- Francisco Rios v. Ron Wiley, Warden, Fpc-Allenwood Ron WileyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- James J. Doyle v. Robert Elsea, Warden of Oxford, F.C.I.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Charles Elwell v. Scott FisherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Lorenzo Dorsey, AKA Lamont White, AKA Henry JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Robert Orin Shaw A/K/A David Carr v. William French Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
94 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.