Legal Opinion
Michael Zaffarano v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1967No. 23415PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
The issue presented on this appeal is whether time served under a previous invalid sentence must be credited against a subsequently reduced sentence for the same offense. Michael Zaffarano pleaded guilty to the offense of interstate transportation of stolen property, 18 U.S. C.A. § 2314, and was sentenced by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (Southern Division) to the maximum ten years imprisonment. He began serving this sentence July 28, 1959. On October 25, 1961, this sentence was set aside because Zaffarano had been denied…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pasquale J. Marano, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Wayne Francis MorseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Mac T. Hall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State v. FortesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975
- United States v. Tom Willie WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- The State of Texas v. Daniel GrundstromCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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