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Thomas Michael Powell v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons, John Allman, Superintendent, Etc., Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 17, 1983No. 81-1595PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

A Mexican court convicted Thomas Michael Powell for a drug offense and sentenced him to six years, three months in prison, the term to commence on May 14, 1976, and end on August 13,1982. Because of 336 days of work credits received by Powell during his imprisonment, the Mexican authorities changed the release date to September 8,1981. On April 30,1978, Powell was transferred to the United States pursuant to the Treaty between the United States and Mexico on the Execution of Penal Sentences (Treaty). 1 On September 22, 1978, the United States Parole…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  2. Thomas Dewey Lambert v. Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, and the United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  3. In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United States of America v. Patrick Stanley MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  4. James O. Frierson v. William P. Rogers, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  5. Caballery v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. John Brett Allen v. John T. Hadden, Warden and the U.S. Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  2. Kass v. BarrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  3. Boyden v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. Welsh v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  5. 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 457, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 707 Gerald Boyden v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States of America U.S. Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997

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