Legal Opinion
Thomas J. Bullock, III v. State of Mississippi, Joe Patterson, Attorney General, State Board of Parole, United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1968No. 26389PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from a district court order denying the petition of a Mississippi convict for release from a state detainer. We affirm.
Appellant, currently serving a sentence in federal prison for a Dyer Act violation, 18 U.S.C. § 2312, challenges the right of state authorities to regain custody of him upon expiration of the current sentence. At a time when he was under arrest by state officers for car theft and parole violation, he was transferred to federal custody, convicted in federal court, and sentenced to his present term. The State of Mississippi has placed a detainer on him to regain…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Zerbst v. McPikeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Stamphill v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1943
- Gunton v. SquierCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Walter L. Hayward v. Chesley H. Looney, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- United States of America Ex Rel. Marvin Moses v. William W. Kipp. Sr., United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Robert E. Sykes v. State of California (Department of Motor Vehicles)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- George Freeman Causey v. Benjamin R. Civiletti, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Gottfried v. CroninSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
- Harkins v. LaufSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
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