Vince Coleman v. R.E. Honsted, Warden

This case involves an appeal from the district court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the Parole Commission’s recommendation that the defendant serve the remainder of his sentence.

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The defendant, Vince Coleman, was arrested on June 28, 1986 and charged with distribution of and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances hi' violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846 (1982) (current version at id. §§ 841, 846 (1988)). Coleman eventually pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to distribution of one ounce of cocaine and was sentenced to thirteen years in prison…