Bellis Robinson v. United States

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• sentencing judge recommended parole under 18 U.S.C. § 4208 when conviction of crimes in question rendered defendant ineligible for parole
• district judge imposed maximum sentence in the erroneous belief that defendant would be eligible for parole when statute precluded parole release
• district judge imposed maximum sentence in the erroneous belief that defendant would be eligible for parole when statute precluded parole release
• judge imposed maximum sentence under erroneous belief that petitioner would be eligible for parole, where statute precluded parole release
• sentence vacated where sentencing judge “acted under a misapprehension of law”

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