Legal Opinion
Graham v. Lanfong
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 1994No. 93-7676UnknownCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we hold that a prisoner serving a Virgin Islands sentence in a federal prison is entitled to the good-time credits provided by federal law rather than those applicable under a territorial statute. Because the Virgin Islands Bureau of Corrections failed to reduce the petitioner's sentence by the amount of federal credits earned, he was entitled to habeas corpus relief. We will affirm the order of the district court ordering his immediate release.
On April 8, 1987, the District Court of the Virgin Islands sentenced petitioner Graham to a…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Graham v. LanfongCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994