Legal Opinion
United States v. Addonizio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 4, 1979No. 78-156PublishedCited by 1,401 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
Three prisoners have alleged that a postsentencing change in the policies of the United States Parole Commission has prolonged their actual imprisonment beyond the period intended by the sentencing judge. The question presented is whether this type of allegation will support a collateral attack on the original sentence under 28 U. S. C. § 2255. We hold that it will not.
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With respect to the legal issue presented, the claims before us are identical. To bring this issue into sharp focus, we accept for purposes of decision Addonizio’s view of the facts and the relevant aspects of the Parole…
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