Legal Opinion

Fernandez v. Nickels

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided July 25, 2000No. 98-3261-RDRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

ROGERS, District Judge.

Petitioner, a prisoner confined in the United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, proceeds pro se on a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 2

On May 10, 1995, petitioner was convicted by general court-martial in Quantico, Virginia, on his guilty plea to specifications of sodomy, assault with intent to commit sodomy, indecent act, and indecent assault. The sentence handed down included a dishonorable discharge and confinement for 30 years. The convening authority approved the sentence as adjudged, but pursuant to the terms…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. SuzukiUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1983
  3. Alvin W. Dodson, Jr. v. Colonel Gordon N. Zelez, CommandantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
  4. Michael C. Watson v. Colonel O.L. McCotterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. William M. Lips, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Commandant, United States Disciplinary Barracks, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993

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