SMITH v. McCONNELL

No. 18-30287.

950 F.3d 285 (2020)

Sylvester SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Chris McCONNELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED February 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvester Smith, pro se.

Katherine Wharton Vincent, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Louisiana, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KING, COSTA, and HO, Circuit Judges.


In 2016, Sylvester Smith was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, plus two counts of unlawful use of communications facilities. He now appeals the execution of his sentence, and principally the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of his sentencing credits...

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