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Vitek v. Jones, 436 U.S. 407 (1978)
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Vitek v. Jones, 436 U.S. 407 (1978)
Vitek v. Jones No. 77-888 Argued April 24, 1978 Decided May 23, 1978 436 U.S. 407
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
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District Court’s judgment that a Nebraska statute authorizing a state prisoner’s transfer to a state mental hospital without his consent was unconstitutional as applied to plaintiff prisoners, including appellee, in an action challenging the statute’s validity, is vacated, and the case is remanded for consideration of mootness, where it appears that appellee has accepted parole for the purpose of receiving, and is receiving, psychiatric care at a Veterans Hospital.
437 F.Supp. 569, vacated and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Vitek v. Jones, 436 U.S. 407 (1978) in 436 U.S. 407 Original Sources, accessed November 28, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P5TS6BPZYE68VG3.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Vitek v. Jones, 436 U.S. 407 (1978), in 436 U.S. 407, Original Sources. 28 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P5TS6BPZYE68VG3.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Vitek v. Jones, 436 U.S. 407 (1978). cited in 1978, 436 U.S. 407. Original Sources, retrieved 28 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P5TS6BPZYE68VG3.
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