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· 2/5/1998

Leonard Louis Capaldi v. Stephen Pontesso, Warden

Citations

  • 135 F.3d 1122
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 1606
  • 1998 WL 43187

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  • explaining that “a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under § 2241 is reserved for a challenge to the manner in which a sentence is executed, rather than the validity of the sentence itself”
  • quotation 1 Unless otherwise noted, all citations to the record refer to the docket in Petitioner’s criminal action, Case Number 3:23-CR-23. omitted
  • “[I]n the absence of extraordinary circumstances, a district court is precluded from considering a § 2255 application for relief during the pendency of the applicant's direct appeal.”
  • federal prisoners may use 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to attack the manner in which their sentence is being executed, such as the computation of sentence credits or parole eligibility
  • “In general, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under § 2241 is reserved for a challenge to the manner in which a sentence is executed, rather than the validity of the sentence itself.”
  • “In general, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under § 2241 is reserved for a challenge to the manner in which a sentence is executed, rather than the validity of the sentence itself.”

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Judges: Nelson, Suhrheinrich, Gilman

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