Legal Opinion
M. L. Mustain, Warden v. Oscar Maurice Pearson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1979No. 78-1723PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Oscar Maurice Pearson appeals the decision of the district court1 dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
In May of 1974 Pearson, who was then twenty years old, was convicted of transporting forged securities in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. He was committed to the custody of the Attorney General for treatment and supervision pursuant to the Federal Youth Corrections Act (FYCA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005 et seq., until discharged by the Youth Correction Division of the United States Parole Commission (the Commission)2 as provided in § 5017(c) of the Act.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Hensley v. Municipal Court, San Jose-Milpitas Judicial Dist., Santa Clara Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Nathaniel Williams v. State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Denedo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2008
- Rawlins v. State of KansasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
- Albert H. Carter v. Attorney General of the United States, and United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. John E. SandlesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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