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UNITED STATES v. HAAS

No. 76-4003.

576 F.2d 618 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. Norton HAAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clarence R. Scales, Jackson, Miss., J. Boyce Holleman, Gulfport, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Robert E. Hauberg, U.S. Atty., James B. Tucker, E. Donald Strange, Asst. U.S. Attys., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

ON REMAND FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

On April 5, 1976, defendant entered a guilty plea to a federal misdemeanor. The maximum sentence which could be imposed was one year and $1,000. On May 21, 1976, defendant was given the maximum sentence.

On May 14, 1976, a week before sentencing, the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act became effective. Pub.L. No. 94-233, § 16...

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