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GLASCOE v. U.S.

No. 02-7063.

358 F.3d 967 (2004)

Eric GLASCOE, et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron Cooper, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae on the side of appellants. With him on the briefs was Robert D. Wick.

Eric Glascoe, Jibril L. Ibrahim, and Bobby Morgan, appearing pro se, were on the brief for appellants.

Suzanne Grealy Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: RANDOLPH, ROGERS, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Precisely how long is an individual's life span minus, say, five years and 10 days? One cannot give a firm answer if the person is still alive. No matter, say the three petitioners here, each of whom seeks a deduction of good time credits from his maximum sentence of life imprisonment. If we agree with their position, counters the government, we will have converted indeterminate...

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