United States DC Circuit

Imprisonment for life supplies no fixed term from which to deduct institutional good time credits; one cannot calculate the maximum term of a life sentence by tripling the minimum term.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/15/2003
• Decided 02/27/2004
• Published 02/27/2004

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH, ROGERS, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aaron Cooper, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae on the side of appellants.   With him on the briefs was Robert D. Wick., Eric Glascoe, Jibril L. Ibrahim, and Bobby Morgan, appearing pro se, were on the brief for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne Grealy Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.