SANDERS v. McGUIRE

No. 26461.

405 F.2d 881 (1968)

Tommie Edward SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John McGUIRE, United States Marshal, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommie Edward Sanders, pro se.

Edward F. Boardman, U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., Charles S. Carrere, Chief Trial Atty., Tampa, Fla., for appellees.

Before RIVES, BELL and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant, who is serving a federal sentence for conviction under the Dyer Act in 1966, petitioned for habeas corpus. He contends that he is entitled to credit on this sentence for time which he spent in state custody, serving sentences imposed in 1967 for forgery and escape from jail.

The appellant's contention is refuted by the express provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 3568. This Section states that such credit shall be awarded only for time...

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