United States v. Kenton

Citation308 F.2d 258
Decision Date14 September 1962
Docket NumberMisc. 1962.
PartiesUNITED STATES of America ex rel. Andrew G. FREDERICK, Petitioner, v. Frank F. KENTON, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut, Respondent.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit

Andrew G. Frederick, pro se.

Robert C. Zampano, U. S. Atty., District of Connecticut, New Haven, Conn., for respondent.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and MOORE and MARSHALL, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The petitioner has applied for leave to appeal in forma pauperis and for the assignment of counsel on his appeal from an order of the District Court for the District of Connecticut, Timbers, J., denying his petition for habeas corpus. These motions were denied below. His petition alleges that he was not permitted to bring to the attention of the Parole Board evidence which would excuse or disprove the charge of parole violation on which the revocation of parole was based. If this allegation is correct, the petitioner was, in effect, denied the "opportunity to appear before the Board" provided by 18 U.S.C. § 4207. Fleming v. Tate, 81 U.S.App.D.C. 205, 156 F.2d 848 (1946); see Escoe v. Zerbst, 295 U.S. 490, 493, 55 S.Ct. 818, 79 L.Ed. 1566 (1935).

The memorandum of decision filed in the district court is unclear as to what information was before the court when it issued its order. So far as can be gathered, however, it relied solely on the papers filed before it and now part of the record before us. These papers do not deal adequately with petitioner's contention. Accordingly, we remand to the district court for further findings and for the taking of such further testimony as may be necessary.

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  • Lawrence v. Smith
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of New York
    • 3 Mayo 1978
    ...to the Parole Board's attention "evidence which would excuse or disprove the charge of parole violation." United States ex rel. Frederick v. Kenton, 308 F.2d 258, 259 (2d Cir. 1962). More recently, it has been recognized that in certain circumstances, a Parole Board may have an affirmative ......
  • United States v. Shillitani
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • 18 Mayo 1965
    ...under 18 U.S.C. § 4207 without notice of charges to the parolee and an opportunity to be heard thereon. See United States ex rel. Frederick v. Kenton, 308 F.2d 258 (2 Cir. 1962); United States ex rel. Buono v. Kenton, 287 F.2d 534 (2 Cir.), cert. denied, 368 U.S. 846, 82 S.Ct. 75, 7 L.Ed.2d......
  • Levy v. Manget
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fifth Circuit
    • 8 Octubre 1962
    ... ... D. T. MANGET, Jr. et al., Appellees ... No. 18841 ... United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ... August 31, 1962 ... Rehearing Denied October 8, ... ...

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