Legal Opinion
Grasso v. Norton
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 5, 1974No. Civ. B-813PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This petition for habeas corpus raises an important issue concerning the responsibility of the United States Board of Parole with respect to a prisoner sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2), which makes him eligible for parole consideration at any time, rather than after one-third of his sentence. The issue is whether an (a)(2) prisoner is entitled to have the Board reconsider him for parole after an initial adverse decision made within three months of his incarceration.
Petitioner was sentenced on February 13, 1973, in the Northern District of New…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Battle v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1973
- United States v. ZachariasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
3Cited by33 opinions
- Billiteri v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Ben J. Slutsky and Julius S. Slutsky D/B/A "The Nevele,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Lupo v. NortonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1974
- United States v. Anthony Salerno Appeal of William SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Richerson v. Dennis Wolff, Warden, Sheridan Institution, and the Illinois Parole and Pardon BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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