In a drug prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is reversed where the Bureau of Prisons failed to provide a rational explanation for its regulations categorically excluding prisoners with certain prior convictions from early release eligibility.
Read Crickon v. Thomas, No. 08-35250
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted February 2, 2009
Filed August 25, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Rawlinson
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Stephan R. Sady, Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender, Portland, OR
For Respondent:
Suzanne A. Bratis, Assistant United States Attorney, Portland, OR
