Hackwokth v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis
1969
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1707 · 18 U.S.C. § 495 · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Holt v. Alleghany Corp. · Bryans v. Blackwell · Barkan v. United States · United States v. McCullough · Sellers v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“[S]ince the third Texas sentence was less than the ten-year maximum provided by statute, . . . there is a conclusive presumption that petitioner has been allowed jail time on [that] sentence. * * * To require that jail time be allowed on the other two sentences would, in the circumstances, be a futile gesture for the petitioner would still have to remain in custody for five years to complete the less-than-maximum sentence imposed by the Texas court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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