Legal Opinion
Robert Joyner White v. Warden, United States Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 20, 1977No. 76-3713PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant’s petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus was denied by the District Court on October 1, 1976, and it dismissed the petition.
There is but one issue. The petitioner urged that the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act, effective May 14, 1976, grants appellant credit for 776 days spent on parole prior to May 14, 1976. The government urges that the Act has no retroactive effect.
Appellant had received a 15 year sentence for bank robbery, and a second consecutive 2 year sentence for perjury, commencing April 30, 1959, when he was first placed in custody.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moody v. DaggettSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Warden v. MarreroSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bradley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. Benigno Marrero v. Warden, Lewisburg PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Moorehead v. Hunter, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Jerry Wayne Watts v. John T. Hadden, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Donald Douglas BreierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Joseph Brian Benites v. United States Parole Commission and Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Safford, ArizonaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Pullia v. Dennis Luther, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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