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Scafati v. Greenfield

U.S.
Apr 22, 1968
390 U.S. 713 (1968)

Summary

In Greenfield, the amended statute prevented a prisoner from earning good conduct deductions for the first six months after his reincarceration following a parole violation.

Summary of this case from Castlin v. Lewis

Opinion

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS.

No. 1104.

Decided April 22, 1968.

277 F. Supp. 644, affirmed.

Elliot L. Richardson, Attorney General of Massachusetts, Willie J. Davis and Howard M. Miller, Assistant Attorneys General, and Richard L. Levine, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.


The motion of appellee for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN and MR. JUSTICE WHITE would note probable jurisdiction and set the case for oral argument.


Summaries of

Scafati v. Greenfield

U.S.
Apr 22, 1968
390 U.S. 713 (1968)

In Greenfield, the amended statute prevented a prisoner from earning good conduct deductions for the first six months after his reincarceration following a parole violation.

Summary of this case from Castlin v. Lewis
Case details for

Scafati v. Greenfield

Case Details

Full title:SCAFATI, CORRECTIONAL SUPERINTENDENT v . GREENFIELD

Court:U.S.

Date published: Apr 22, 1968

Citations

390 U.S. 713 (1968)

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