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· 7/6/1977

United States v. Edward Elmer Solly, Charles Joseph Smith, James Carl Bates. Appeal of Charles J. Smith

Citations

  • 559 F.2d 230
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 12556

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing denial of Rule 35 motion where parole guidelines operated to frustrate sentencing judge's expectation
  • reversing denial of Rule 35 motion where parole guidelines operated to frustrate sentencing judge’s expectation
  • neither sentence length nor trial judge's assessment of culpability has \apparent effect\ on release decision
  • neither sentence length nor trial judge’s assessment of culpability has “apparent effect” on release decision
  • a former § 4208(a)(1) sentence

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Judges: Seitz, Aldi-Sert, Gibbons

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