Legal Opinion
Cosgrove v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 24, 1980No. 13716PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
The appellant, Michael P. Cosgrove, is serving a sentence in a federal prison for the conviction of assault and possession of a prohibited weapon in violation of D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-502, 22-3214. He filed a pro se motion, treated as a motion to vacate or correct sentence under D.C.Code 1973, § 23-110, alleging disparate treatment in his parole eligibility from that of other D.C. Code violators of the same offenses who are placed in penal institutions of the District of Columbia. In view of the substance of the appellant’s pro se motion, we conclude that it was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Story v. RivesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Paul J. Cardaropoli v. John J. Norton, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Carl B. Hoitt, Jr. v. Joseph C. Vitek, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Michael Cosgrove v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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