Legal Opinion
Henry Dewilliams Jackson v. Edward J. Brennan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1991No. 88-1037PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
The issue in this habeas corpus case is whether the federal prison system is required to give the Petitioner credit for time spent in Cuban custody. The district court held that it is not, and denied the petition. We affirm.
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In 1972, Petitioner Henry D. Jackson, Jr., and two other individuals, hijacked Southern Airways Flight No. 49 en route from Memphis, Tennessee to Miami, Florida. Jackson and his cohorts put the passengers and crew through a terrifying, two-day ordeal. Demanding a ten million dollar ransom from the City of Detroit, they forced the plane to be flown to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Chua Han Mow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. One Parcel of Real Estate Commonly Known as 916 Douglas Avenue, Elgin, Illinois, Appeal of Paul F. Born, Iii, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Robert Orin Shaw A/K/A David Carr v. William French Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Tony R. Jake v. G.L. Herschberger, Warden, Adx-Florence, Florence, ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Frank Michael Kendrick v. Peter Carlson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Taylor v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Taylor v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Thomas J. Sinito v. T.R. Kindt, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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