Legal Opinion
Zuliken S. Royce v. John E. Hahn, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 5, 1998No. 97-3266PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
After our original opinion in this case was filed, the government presented a petition for panel rehearing. We granted the petition, vacated the opinion, and now consider the appeal anew.
The issue in this case is whether mere possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon is a “crime of violence” that triggers an obligation of federal prison authorities to notify local authorities upon an inmate’s release. We answer that question in the negative and correspondingly hold that a Bureau of Prisons Program Statement to the contrary represents an…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Reno v. KoraySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Gene Vontell Graham v. G. Michael BroglinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Greenwood Trust Company v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by119 opinions
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- Jenkie H. Bunn v. Joyce K. Conley, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Singleton, Carlos T.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Robert Dan Orr v. Kathleen M. HawkCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. David Wayne HullCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
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