Legal Opinion
Charles William Caton v. P. G. Smith, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 3, 1973No. 72-1557PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner is incarcerated in the Federal Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. In April 1972, he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus based on alleged improprieties of the United States Parole Board in revoking his parole.
In 1967, petitioner had been imprisoned under an 8-year sentence for attempted bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). He was released on parole in December 1969. At that time, he subscribed to twelve conditions of parole. Conditions 8 and 11 are the pertinent ones and provide:
“8. You shall not enter into any agreement to act as an ‘informer’ or special…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hyser v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- John J. Morrissey v. Lou v. Brewer, Warden, G. Donald Booher v. Lee and O'Brien Counties and the State of IowaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by12 opinions
- George E. Mack v. Gary McCune Warden, Federal Penitentiary, Leavenworth, and Maurice J. Sigler, Chairman, United States Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Norman Prellwitz v. Loyal J. Berg and James MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- John Brenton Preston v. Arthur PiggmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- William Lee Moss v. S. M. Patterson, Supt.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- Frederick J. Martineau v. Everett I. Perrin, Jr., Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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