Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Robert Pullia v. Dennis Luther, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1980No. 80-1204PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.
In this appeal, petitioner relies upon the provisions for early termination of parole set forth in 18 U.S.C. § 4211, which were enacted as part of the 1976 Parole Commission and Reorganization Act (hereinafter “Parole Act”). 1 Specifically, petitioner argues that the lapse of five years after release on parole without a decision by the Commission (after a hearing) as provided in section 4211(c)(1) results in the automatic termination of the Commission’s jurisdiction over a parolee, entitling that person to a writ of habeas corpus. We cannot agree. Although the language…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Everett Bryant v. Henry GrinnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Robert Joyner White v. Warden, United States PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Arthur Earl Robbins v. Glenn R. Thomas, Parole Agent, and United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Daniels v. FarkasDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1976
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3Cited by16 opinions
- George I. Benny v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Lee C. Martin v. Dennis M. Luther, Warden, and United States Parole Commission, RespondentsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- James L. Tatum v. Robert ChristensenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- James J. Valona v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Armando F. Sacasas, Jr. v. R.H. Rison, Warden, & U.S. Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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