Legal Opinion
Richards v. Crawford
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided September 6, 1977No. Civ. B-77-285PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
NEWMAN, District Judge.
Petitioner, incarcerated at F.C.I., Dan-bury, was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to five years under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 4205(b)(2) after the enactment of the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act of 1976. Under this provision, the successor to the former 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2), the sentencing court may specify that “the prisoner may be released on parole at such time as the Commission may determine.” Petitioner commenced service of his sentence on June 23, 1976. 1 He was given a parole hearing on April 22, 1977. Parole was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lyman T. Shepard v. Larry Taylor, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center, and Maurice Sigler, Chairman, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Ben J. Slutsky and Julius S. Slutsky D/B/A "The Nevele,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Robert D. Kortness v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth 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
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Albert E. Paschal v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- John Priore v. W. Raymond Nelson, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, and Cecil McCall Chairman, U. S. Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Hearn v. NelsonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
- Smaldone v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1978
- Baker v. McCallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1981
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