Weaver v. Graham, No. 79-5780 (U.S. Supreme Court) (450 U.S. 24; 101 S.Ct. 960) (February 24, 1981) (Justice Marshall)
In this case, the Supreme Court considered a situation in which a Florida trial court sentenced the petitioner to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder at a time when a Florida law provided for mandatory reductions in the term of imprisonment based on "gain-time credits" earned through compliance with ...
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