Legal Opinion
John F. Dawson v. Roger Scott, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1995No. 93-6240PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This habeas case presents the first-impression issue for our circuit of whether sentence credit is applicable for time spent in a halfway or safe house as a condition of release on bond before adjudication of guilt or sentencing, or after sentencing prior to surrender to the custody of the Attorney General. The district court determined that denial of sentence credit for this time was the proper statutory and constitutional interpretation. We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 1, 1990, petitioner-appellant John F. Dawson was arrested by New Mexico federal agents for cocaine…
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