· 8/21/1981
Billie Austin Bryant v. Benjamin R. Civiletti, United States Attorney General
Citations
- 663 F.2d 286
- 214 U.S. App. D.C. 109
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 18335
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a federal prisoner, sentenced under both the D.C.Code and the U.S.Code, may be incarcerated longer than ten years
- “notwithstanding” clause indicates that other statutory provisions were not intended to apply
- available on WESTLAW, DCT file
- “Special statutes prevail over general statutes.”
- available on WESTLAW, DCT file
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Judges: MacKinnon, Robb, Wil-Key
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