Legal Opinion
Capitan v. Cupp
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 6, 1972No. Civ. 72-738PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SOLOMON, Judge:
In May, 1968, Vincent Capitan was convicted of larceny and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. This sentence was later enhanced to a maximum term of 20 years under the Oregon Habitual Criminal Act, ORS 168.015 et seq. (repealed 1971). On December 1, 1968, Capitan was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a prosecution witness prior to the larceny trial.
Capitan remained in Oregon State Penitentiary through October 31, 1971. On November 1,1971, he was transferred to the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. The Superintendent of the…
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