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SHELVY v. WHITFIELD

No. 82-1921.

718 F.2d 441 (1983)

Roland Carl SHELVY, Appellant, v. Salanda WHITFIELD, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Submitted September 1, 1983.

Decided September 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland Carl Shelvy, on brief, pro se.

Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Michael W. Farrell, John R. Fisher, and Daniel S. Seikaly, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., on brief, for appellees.

A. Franklin Burgess, Jr., (appointed by this court) and Robert P. Mosteller, Washington, D.C., on brief, for amicus curiae urging reversal.

Before GINSBURG and SCALIA, Circuit Judges, and BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the calculation of credit for presentence time spent in custody. Petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus, Roland Shelvy claimed that he should receive, in addition to the 233 days of credit allowed by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, a further credit of approximately six months...

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