PIERCY v. BLACK

No. 85-1226.

801 F.2d 1075 (1986)

David PIERCY, Appellant, v. Charles BLACK, Warden, Nebraska State Prison; The Nebraska Board of Parole, etc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Loftis, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant.

Linda Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, Neb., for appellees.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

David Piercy appeals the District Court's1 dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

I.

The facts of this case are not disputed. In March 1971, a Nebraska court sentenced Piercy to five years imprisonment for burglary. Approximately eighteen months later, Piercy escaped and remained at large for over three months. In January...

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