Joe Begay, Jr. v. Joel Knowles, Warden

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990 F.2d 1255·1993 WL 83490·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 14011
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 23, 199392-16389California545 words

Opinion

Opinion

990 F.2d 1255 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joe BEGAY, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joel KNOWLES, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-16389. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1993. * Decided March 23, 1993. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner Joe Begay appeals pro se from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 . Begay raises the question whether the district court erred in denying him credit against his sentence for time spent in a treatment facility as a condition of pretrial release. Following clear Ninth Circuit authority, we hold that the district court did so err, and therefore reverse and remand to the district court with instructions to grant the writ. 3 Begay contends that pursuant to this court's decision in Brown v. Rison, 895 F.2d 533 (9th Cir.1990), he should receive credit…

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