Legal Opinion
Robert C. Stiver v. Warden James Meko, Robert Stiver
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 28, 1997No. 96-3400PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Robert Stiver contests a decision by the Bureau of Prisons (the “Bureau”) denying him a one-year sentence reduction because of his previous convictions for violent offenses. Under the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, “prisoners convicted of a nonviolent offense” are eligible for a one-year sentence reduction upon successful completion of a drug treatment program. See 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B). 1 Stiver has been incarcerated since 1992 for possession of heroin with intent to distribute, a nonviolent offense. Because he has…
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