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MELVIN v. PETROVSKY

No. 82-2261.

720 F.2d 9 (1983)

Paul Elmer MELVIN, Appellant, v. Joseph S. PETROVSKY, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, United States Parole Commission, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Ulrich, U.S. Atty., David C. Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., for appellees.

Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Federal Public Defender, W.D. Mo., R. Steven Brown, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Springfield, Mo., for appellant.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Paul Elmer Melvin filed a petition for habeas corpus alleging that the United States Parole Commission incorrectly classified his offense as "Greatest I severity" instead of "very high," as a result of which he will be confined in prison for a longer period. The district court denied the petition. For reversal, Melvin argues that the Commission considered improper information when it classified his offense, that the Commission did not...

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