LEIGHNOR v. TURNER

No. 88-2096.

884 F.2d 385 (1989)

John Kenneth LEIGHNOR, Jr., Appellant, v. C.A. TURNER, Warden, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 5, 1989.

As Amended October 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Ellis and Peter Goldberger, for appellant.

Michael A. Jones, Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LARSON, Senior District Judge.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

John Kenneth Leighnor, Jr. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the United States Parole Commission's enhancement of his parole guideline range on the basis of his escape from federal prison and use of a false passport violated the rule of specialty contained in the treaty pursuant to which he was extradited. The district court1 dismissed Leighnor's petition and we now affirm...

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