Opinion ID: 534054
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Text: 3 Nelson was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank robbery, bank robbery, and assault, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Nelson's sentence was reduced to 10 years after he voluntarily cooperated with federal law enforcement officials in uncovering several additional robberies. Nelson was also convicted of state charges in New Jersey arising out of the same incidents, and was sentenced to serve a seven-year term consecutive to his federal sentence. 4 Nelson applied for parole in May of 1986. A hearing was held and the Commission ordered Nelson to serve to the expiration of his sentence. 1 Nelson appealed the order to the National Appeals Board of the United States Parole Commission and the appeal was turned down. In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus Nelson made seven claims of error on the part of the Commission.