Legal Opinion
Estis L. Gibbs v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 1965No. 22286PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Estis L. Gibbs, formerly a private in the United States Army but now an inmate of the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, filed a petition for habeas corpus challenging (1) the right of the United States to further confine him after 20 years in prison or on parole, and (2) the validity of his conviction by court-martial at Munich, Germany,, in July 1945. Gibbs contends that he is now serving a 15-year sentence but has spent 20 years either in prison or on parole, and, therefore, that the United States has no right to further detain him. Gibbs further contends that he…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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