Henry v. Holt
Opinion
OPINION
The procedural history of this case and the details of appellant’s claims are well known to the parties, set forth in the District Court’s thorough memorandum, and need not be discussed at length. Briefly, Willie Henry filed a petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in which he argued that his federal sentence should be credited with time spent in state custody. He also contended that his sentencing court misapplied the sentencing guidelines. The District Court denied the petition, and Henry filed a timely notice of appeal.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and exercise plenary review over *186 the District Court’s legal conclusions. Cradle v. U.S. ex rel. Miner, 290 F.3d 536, 538 (3d Cir. 2002). Under 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b), a defendant can only receive credit towards a federal sentence for prior custody “that has not been credited against another sentence.” Henry does not dispute that the time at issue was credited towards his state sentence. Thus, it cannot be credited towards his federal sentence. We also agree with the District Court that Henry’s challenge to the sentencing court’s application of the sentencing guidelines is not properly raised in a § 2241 petition.
Summary action is appropriate if there is no substantial question presented in the appeal. See Third Circuit LAR 27.4. For the above reasons, as well as those set forth by the District Court, we will summarily affirm the District Court’s October 3, 2007 order, 2007 WL 2907811. See Third Circuit I.O.P. 10.6.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Willie J. HENRY, Appellant v. Ronnie HOLT; Bureau of Prisons
- Status
- Unpublished