Parker v. Ellis

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Parker v. Ellis
ArgueDate = January 20
ArgueYear = 1960
DecideDate = May 16
DecideYear = 1960
FullName = Parker v. Ellis
USVol = 362
USPage = 574
Citation =
Prior =
Subsequent =
Holding = The case was now moot; therefore the court had no jurisdiction to evaluate the merits of petitioner's claim. The writ of certiorari was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
SCOTUS = 1958-1962
PerCuriam = yes
LawsApplied =

"Parker v. Ellis", 362 U.S. 574 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court decision (per curiam) in which the court granted certiorari to review dismissal of petitioner's application for a habeas corpus review. The petitioner claimed that his conviction in a state court had violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process clause. However, the petitioner was released from incarceration before his case could be heard.cite web |url=http://supreme.justia.com/us/362/574/case.html |title=Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960) |publisher=supreme.justia |accessdate=2008-02-14 ]

Decision

The court held that the case was now moot; therefore the court had no jurisdiction to evaluate the merits of petitioner's claim. The writ of certiorari was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 362
*"Jones v. Cunningham", ussc|371|236|1963

References

Further reading

*cite journal |last=Griffith |first=William C. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1960 |month= |title=Federal Procedure: Habeas Corpus: Custody as a Prerequisite for Jurisdiction |journal=Michigan Law Review |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=312–316 |doi=10.2307/1286331 |url= |accessdate= |quote=