Legal Opinion
Joseph Michael Wasko v. Daniel Vasquez, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1987No. 86-5941PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Joseph Michael Wasko (“Wasko”) appeals from the district court’s partial denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. The petition sought to have his determinate term for escape from local custody reduced from two years to eight months. We reverse. 2
I. FACTS
Wasko was charged by information with escape from county jail pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 4532(b). Wasko had been charged with kidnapping prior to the escape and was awaiting trial on that charge. Wasko was found guilty of kidnapping and attempted escape and was sentenced by the state court to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Board of Pardons v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hicks v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Cesar Ramirez Gutierrez v. Bertram S. Griggs, Superintendent, California Institution for Men at ChinoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Mark Austin Burge v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- People v. MitchellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1988
- Arthur Davis v. Kay Bryan and Raymond LopesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Dickey v. DavisDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2017
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