Legal Opinion
Godbold v. Wilson
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided July 29, 1981No. Civ. A. 81-K-859PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KANE, District Judge.
Petitioner filed this habeas-corpus action under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argues that he is entitled to credit for the time that he spent in pre-sentence confinement. This court has jurisdiction under id. § 2241. I deny the writ.
Petitioner was arrested on June 29, 1979. On July 5 his bail was set at $5000. He did not post this bail, nor did he move to reduce it, nor did he seek release on his own recognizance. He was kept in confinement until trial. On October 11 he was found guilty of attempted felony theft, in violation of C.R.S. §§ 18-2-101,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Renfro v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
- David Earle Johnson v. Chase RivelandCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- Castro v. DIST. COURT OF TENTH JUDICIAL DIST.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- State v. JonesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1982
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