U.S. Appeals Court: PAROLE SENTENCE.

Noble v. U.S. Parole Com'n, 194 F.3d 152 (D.C.Cir. 1999). A prisoner sought a writ of habeas corpus Noun 1. writ of habeas corpus - a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
habeas corpus

judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer claiming that he was entitled to credit for time spent on parole after his parole was revoked. The district court denied the writ and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that the United States Parole Commission The United States Parole Commission is responsible to grant or deny parole and to supervise those released on parole to incarcerated individuals who come under its jurisdiction.^[1]

The commission has jurisdiction over:

did not violate the prisoner's rights by refusing to credit the prisoner for time spent on parole. (District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). )

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Publication:	Corrections Caselaw Quarterly
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Feb 1, 2000
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