Legal Opinion
Guy B. Northcutt v. F. T. Wilkinson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1959No. 17550_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
The appellant, Northcutt, is a conditional release violator who was retaken into custody. 18 U.S.C.A. § 4161. He complains that the district court erred in denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on the contention that he is being held for a period exceeding his sentence.
By violating his conditional release, Northcutt forfeited his statutory good time of 1,792 days. 18 U.S.C.A. § 4207. Appellant was prematurely released by 1,864 days. This number of days plus the forfeited statutory good time total 3,656 days left for petitioner to serve. The formula in arriving at the period…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hunter, Warden v. FacchineCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- Bragg v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Wipf v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Reubin Wooten v. Fred T. Wilkinson, Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Lloyd N. Hockaday v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
3Cited by7 opinions
- Ernest C. Davis v. Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- John C. Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Harold L. Mock v. U.S. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- United States ex rel. Ostin v. Warden, Federal Detention HeadquartersDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Ralph Sydnor Wright v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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