Legal Opinion
Charles Musto v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 15, 1978No. 77-1239PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals from the district court’s grant of a prisoner’s motion, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1970), for correction of a sentence entered under 18 U.S.C. § 4208(a)(2) (1970). 1 The court held that its intent, as the sentencing judge, to afford the prisoner an early opportunity for release, was frustrated by the application of the 1973 Parole Policy Guidelines, 28 C.F.R. § 2.20 (1976) 2 and that the prisoner’s motion should be granted. In United States v. Salerno (Appeal of William Silverman) (Silverman I), 538 F.2d 1005 (3d…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. HaymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Richard Pickus v. United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Earl Ellery Wright v. United States Board of Parole and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Ben J. Slutsky and Julius S. Slutsky D/B/A "The Nevele,"Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Robert D. Kortness v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Geraghty v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- State v. FranklinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1989
- Addonizio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Pedro Bennett, Jr. v. Arturo Soto, Chairman of Parole, Edwin Potter, Director of Bureau of Correction, Clavin R. Edwards, Warden of Lewisburg PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Hugh J. Addonizio v. United States of America, in No. 77-1542. Thomas J. Whelan, and Thomas M. Flaherty, in No. 77-1621 v. United States of America. Thomas J. Whelan, 73405-158, Thomas M. Flaherty, 73404-158, in No. 77-2373 v. Floyd E. Arnold, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Lewisburg, Pa., and Maurice H. Sigler, Chairman, United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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