McGinnis v. Royster

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1973-02-21

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Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. The question before us concerns the constitutionality of § 230 (3) of the New York Correction Law, which denied appellee state prisoners “good time” credit for their presentence incarceration in county jails. 1 Appellees *265 claim that disallowing such credit to them while…

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