B. B. Wilson v. State of North Carolina

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises questions concerning the right of a prisoner to have the time he spends in jail pursuing appeals and awaiting retrial taken into account in determining when he can be considered for parole.

B. B. Wilson, who is serving a life sentence in a North Carolina prison, will be eligible for consideration for parole “when he has served ten years of his sentence.” 1 ******By statute in North Carolina sentences begin to run only after all appeal remedies are exhausted, and in the case of a prisoner serving a life sentence, no credit is allowed for the time he is…