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Conway v. California Adult Auth., 396 U.S. 107 (1969)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Conway v. California Adult Auth., 396 U.S. 107 (1969)
Conway v. California Adult Authority No. 10 Argued November 12, 1969 Decided December 8, 1969 396 U.S. 107
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Certiorari was granted to consider petitioner’s contention that his privilege against compulsory self-incrimination had been infringed by the California prison authorities. Petitioner, who was serving consecutive sentences of not less than five years each, attacked the constitutionality of his confinement pursuant to the California Indeterminate Sentence Law. He asserted that respondent Adult Authority extended his term beyond the date tentatively set for his discharge solely because he refused to admit his guilt. Respondents filed no response to the petition for habeas corpus in the District Court, and, in response to the petition for certiorari, merely argued that petitioner’s claim was legally insubstantial. In their brief on the merits here, they have presented documentary evidence that the actual facts do not present the issue for which certiorari was granted.
Held: The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.
Certiorari dismissed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Conway v. California Adult Auth., 396 U.S. 107 (1969) in 396 U.S. 107 Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T6WMMJUKQ8CM14J.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Conway v. California Adult Auth., 396 U.S. 107 (1969), in 396 U.S. 107, Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T6WMMJUKQ8CM14J.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Conway v. California Adult Auth., 396 U.S. 107 (1969). cited in 1969, 396 U.S. 107. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=T6WMMJUKQ8CM14J.
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