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Bill D. Maddox v. United States Parole Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 25, 1987No. 87-1036PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The issue is whether the Parole Commission’s decision classifying a federal prisoner and fixing his parole date should be reversed. We decline the request to do so because the Parole Commission acted within the discretionary bounds granted it by Congress.

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Bill D. Maddox was convicted in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee of conspiring to distribute marijuana, an offense involving about 11,000 pounds of marijuana, and aiding and abetting the possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to two concurrent…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Ramesh Solomon v. Robert I. Elsea, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  2. Robert Frederick Taylor v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  3. Felix M. Page v. United States Parole Commission, John W. Allman, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Jerry Kenneth Stroud v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Arnold I. Kramer v. O.C. Jenkins, Warden, and United States Parole Commission, RespondentsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Sam Richard Kell v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. Hackett v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  3. Timothy Thomas v. Edward Brennan, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford, WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Andres Guadalupe Villarreal v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. Gayle Duwayne Kindred v. Phillip Spears, Warden and United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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