| United States v. Johnson | |
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| Argued December 8, 1999 Decided March 1, 2000 | |
| Full case name | United States v. Roy Lee Johnson |
| Citations | 529 U.S. 53 (more) 120 S. Ct. 1114; 146 L. Ed. 2d 39; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 1735; 68 U.S.L.W. 4174; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 1612; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 2217; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1079; 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 131 |
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| Majority | Kennedy, joined by unanimous |
United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court case.
Johnson was sentenced in federal court for multiple violations of federal criminal provisions. He was sentenced terms of imprisonment for the violations and, in addition, a three-year mandatory term of supervised release for the drug possession offenses. After he had served 2½ years in federal prison, two of his convictions, not including the drug possession convictions, were declared invalid; as a result, he had served too much prison time, which resulted in his being eligible for immediate release.[1]
He argued that his time in federal prison should be credited against his three years of supervised release. The District Court denied relief, and explained that (1) pursuant to 18 USCS 3624(e), the supervised release commenced upon the accused's actual release from incarceration, not before, and (2) granting the accused credit would undermine the United States Congress's aim of using supervised release to assist convicted felons in their transitions to community life. However, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1) accepted the accused's argument that his term of supervised release commenced when his lawful term of imprisonment expired, and (2) reversed the decision of the District Court (154 F3d 569).[2]
- ^ "United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53 (2000)". Justia Law. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "154 F.3d - Volume 154 of the Federal Reporter, 3rd Series". Justia Law. Retrieved January 31, 2023.