Legal Opinion

Reubin Wooten v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1959No. 17537PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

The sole question presented here is whether the appellant, a conditional release parole violator, has served the remainder of his sentence and should be released. The district court denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

The appellant, Wooten, began his service of a 12 year sentence on June 24, 1941. He was conditionally released from prison on May 10, 1949 under the provisions of 18 U.S.C.A. § 4203. On October 8, 1956, Wooten was retaken by Federal authorities as a conditional release violator on his sentence. On October 8, 1958, he filed a petition…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hunter, Warden v. FacchineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
  2. Emil R. Yates v. C. H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
  3. John Joseph Miller v. W. H. Hardwick, Warden, the U. S. Board of Parole, the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Thompson v. CockrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  2. John C. Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
  3. James O. Frierson v. William P. Rogers, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  4. Richard T. Lynch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. Guy B. Northcutt v. F. T. Wilkinson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959

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