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Vignera v. Attorney General of United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 3, 1972
455 F.2d 637 (5th Cir. 1972)

Summary

holding that the Fifth Circuit does "not require granting of credit where the prisoner has already received full credit for that time on his state sentence which was served prior to the federal sentence"

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Opinion

No. 71-2412. Summary Calendar.

Rule 18, 5th Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5th Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I.

February 3, 1972.

Lucian L. Sneed, Atlanta, Ga., for petitioner-appellant.

John W. Stokes, Jr., U.S. Atty., Richard H. Still, Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for respondent-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and INGRAHAM and RONEY, Circuit Judges.



Michael Vignera, the appellant, has sought credit on his federal sentence for time spent in a federal detention center under writs of habeas corpus ad prosequendum. The district court denied relief on the ground that during this time Vignera was serving a New York state sentence. We agree with the district court that 18 U.S.C. § 3568, providing credit for jail time served "in connection with the [federal] offense," does not require granting of credit where the prisoner has already received full credit for that time on his state sentence which was served prior to the federal sentence. Howard v. United States, 420 F.2d 478 (5th Cir. 1970); Radcliffe v. Clark, 451 F.2d 250 (5th Cir. 1971). Revocation of appellant's state parole because of his federal arrest and conviction does not render § 3568 applicable. Chaplin v. United States, 451 F.2d 179 (5th Cir. 1971).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Vignera v. Attorney General of United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Feb 3, 1972
455 F.2d 637 (5th Cir. 1972)

holding that the Fifth Circuit does "not require granting of credit where the prisoner has already received full credit for that time on his state sentence which was served prior to the federal sentence"

Summary of this case from Whitehurst v. Burks
Case details for

Vignera v. Attorney General of United States

Case Details

Full title:MICHAEL VIGNERA, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Feb 3, 1972

Citations

455 F.2d 637 (5th Cir. 1972)

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