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EVANS v. U.S. PAROLE COM'N

Nos. 95-2489, 95-2490.

78 F.3d 262 (1996)

Kent EVANS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent-Appellee. Jay VAN RUSSELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Kent Evans.

Luis M. Galvan, Daniel J. Hesler (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Jay Van Russell.

Thomas P. Walsh, Ramune R. Kelecius (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Civil Division, Chicago, IL, for U.S. Parole Commission.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

More than eight years ago, Kent Evans was sentenced to two years in prison. He is still confined, and other convictions do not account for the extension; his conviction in 1987 for distributing 1.5 grams of marijuana is the only one on Evans' record. Jay Van Russell received a three-year sentence in 1982; like Evans, he is still in prison despite the lack of additional convictions.

What keeps these men behind bars is the term of...

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