John David Thorpe v. U.S. Parole Commission

John Thorpe was arrested and sentenced in Mexico for narcotics violations. Pursuant to a prisoner exchange treaty, he was transferred to the United States and incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution at La Tuna, Texas. Thorpe appeals the United States Parole Commission’s determination of a release date from his Mexican sentence. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Thorpe was arrested on November 24, 1987, in Mexico while en route to the United States. Thorpe was convicted of transportation and exportation of thirty-six kilograms of cocaine. He received a seven year…