Alfred Ralph Petrone v. Audrey Kaslow

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Alfred Ralph Petrone v. Audrey Kaslow, 603 F.2d 779 (9th Cir. 1979)
1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 12114

Alfred Ralph Petrone v. Audrey Kaslow

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Petrone filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus contending that the Parole Commission’s decision to continue further consideration of his parole beyond the one-third point of his eight-year sentence (18 U.S.C. § 4205(b)(2)) denied him meaningful consideration.

Petitioner’s contention that the Parole Commission’s determination frustrated *780 the sentencing court’s intent has been rejected by the Supreme Court in United States v. Addonizio, - U.S. -, 99 S.Ct. 2235, 60 L.Ed.2d 805 (1979). Even if the sentencing judge’s expectations were frustrated by the Parole Commission’s extension of time served, the prisoner cannot rely upon that fact to support a collateral attack on the original sentence. As the Addonizio Court stated: “[T]here is no basis for enlarging the grounds for collateral attack to include claims based not on any objectively ascertainable error but on the frustration of the subjective intent of the sentencing judge. . . .

“The decision as to when a lawfully sentenced defendant shall actually be released has been committed by Congress, with certain limitations, to the discretion. of the Parole Commission. . . . ” (Id. at -, 99 S.Ct. at 2242.)

Under the Parole Commission and Reorganization Act, the scheduling of parole hearings in “(b)(2) cases is now defined by statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 4208(a) and (h).” Under this statutory scheme, both (b)(2) prisoners and those with statutory minimum periods of incarceration receive the same treatment in being cbnsidered for parole. Accordingly, Petrone’s reliance upon Grasso v. Norton, 520 F.2d 27 (2d Cir. 1975) and Garafola v. Benson, 505 F.2d 1212 (7th Cir. 1974), antedating the new statute, is misplaced.

The record does not support the contention that the Parole .Commission did not give adequate attention to Petrone’s institutional adjustment. We also reject his contention that the Parole Commission could not take into account all of his prior criminal record. We cannot say from the record before us that the Parole Commission abused the discretion committed to it by Congress. Finally, the notice of action given to Petrone adequately complied with constitutional standards of notice.

AFFIRMED.

Reference

Full Case Name
Alfred Ralph PETRONE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Audrey KASLOW Et Al., Respondents-Appellees
Cited By
7 cases
Status
Published