Hughes v. Slade.U.S. District Court CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED Hughes v. Slade, 347 F.Supp.2d 821 (C.D.Cal. 2004). A prisoner convicted for attempted extortion petitioned for habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a relief, challenging the denial of sentence credit for time served in a Mexican jail while awaiting extradition to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The district court granted the petition, finding that the prisoner was entitled to credit for time served in the Mexican jail. The court held that the prisoner was not required to have been exclusively in on federal charges relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc his sentence for extortion in order to be eligible for sentence credit. (Federal Correctional Institute, Victorville, California Victorville is a city located in the Victor Valley of western San Bernardino County, California, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2000 census, the city has a total population of 64,029. ) |
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