Legal Opinion
Robert D. Kortness v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1975No. 74-1351PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Robert Kortness appeals from the district court’s denial of his § 2255 petition in which he claims that he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of stolen mail not knowing that under Parole Board guidelines he would, in effect, be non-parolable. Kortness contends that because of the application of these guidelines, he is compelled to serve more time in prison than contemplated by the sentencing judge.
On November 19, 1973, Judge Devitt, of the District of Minnesota, sen-fenced Kortness to a three-year prison term pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2), which provides:(a)…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Richard Pickus v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Joseph L. Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. Herbert A. EllenbogenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Samuel K. Garafola v. Charles L. Benson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Earl Ellery Wright v. United States Board of Parole and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Richard Charles Ruip v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Geraghty v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- United States of America Ex Rel. Lawrence Forman v. Cecil McCall Chairman, United States Parole Commission, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Anthony Salerno Appeal of William SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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