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Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960)
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Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960)
Parker v. Ellis No. 38 Argued January 20, 1960 Decided May 16, 1960 362 U.S. 574
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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This Court granted certiorari to review dismissal of petitioner’s application for habeas corpus, in which he claimed that his conviction in a state court violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Before the case could be heard here, petitioner was released from imprisonment after having served his sentence less time off for good behavior.
Held: the case has become moot, this Court is without jurisdiction to deal with the merits of petitioner’s claim, and the writ of certiorari is dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Pp. 574-576.
Reported below: 258 F. 2d 937.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960) in 362 U.S. 574 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4CHDC8HP33UU8WA.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960), in 362 U.S. 574, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4CHDC8HP33UU8WA.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960). cited in 1960, 362 U.S. 574. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4CHDC8HP33UU8WA.
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