Legal Opinion
Deckard v. Chairman of the State Division of Parole
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 11, 1971No. 56191PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURANCE M. HYDE, Special Commissioner.
Bill in equity seeking to have a detainer warrant issued by the Board of Probation and Parole of Missouri declared a nullity and an injunction against its enforcement. The trial court entered a judgment of dismissal and petitioner has appealed. We have jurisdiction because a state officer, as such, is a party. Art. V, § 3, Const., V.A. M.S. VVe affirm.
Appellant was convicted in Missouri in 1959 of several felony charges and sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment. While *481appellant was serving this sentence in the custody of the Missouri Department of…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- People Ex Rel. Barrett v. BartleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- Jones v. RaybornCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- State v. SaundersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1921
- Ex Parte GuyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dorsey v. MaschmannDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1977
- Opinion No. 17-81 (1981), Missouri Attorney General Reports1981