LASITER v. THOMAS

No. 95-2165.

89 F.3d 699 (1996)

Shane Eric LASITER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John THOMAS; Warden, Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Gandert, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William McEuen, Assistant Attorney General (Tom Udal, Attorney General of New Mexico, with him on the brief), Santa Fe, New Mexico, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BRORBY, BARRETT and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

Shane Eric Lasiter, a New Mexico state prison inmate, appeals from the district court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The issues on appeal relate to the state's refusal to reduce his life sentence below the statutory minimum of 30 years on the basis of good time credits. Upon consideration of the briefs and oral arguments of counsel, together with a careful review of the record, we affirm the judgment of the district...

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