Legal Opinion
Pina v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional Institution
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 1978PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
While incarcerated at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Walpole (M.C.I., Walpole), the plaintiff, Anthony J. Pina, filed in the Superior Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The plaintiff claimed in his petition that the defendant had denied him statutory deductions to which he was entitled for good conduct while on parole as well as other earned deductions. This denial of statutory deductions allegedly resulted in the plaintiff’s incarceration beyond the term of his sentence. A hearing was held before a judge of the Superior Court on February 17, 1978. The facts were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. Anthony J. DirussoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- StearnsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- BeatonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Diafario v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Woods v. State Board of ParoleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Nelson v. Commissioner of CorrectionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Lewis H. Dickerson v. Robert Walsh, Superintendent, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- AverettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Hennessy v. SUPERINTENDENT, MASS. CORRECTIONAL INST.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Lamoureux v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Correctional InstitutionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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