Legal Opinion
Jones v. Cunningham
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1961No. 8356PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
A Virginia recidivist filed a petition for habeas corpus, in which he attacked the validity of his first underlying conviction on the ground that he was not represented by counsel. The District Court denied the petition and Jones appealed to this Court. While his appeal was pending here, Jones was paroled by the Virginia Parole Board, and, with the approval of the Board, established a residence in Georgia. Thereupon, we dismissed the appeal upon the ground that Jones was no longer in Virginia’s custody.1 The Supreme Court granted certiorari,2 and, after a hearing on…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Uveges v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States ex rel. Durocher v. LaValleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Whytsell v. BolesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
- United States Ex Rel. Holloway v. ReinckeDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1964
- Jones v. CunninghamCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- United States ex rel. Thomas v. MurphyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1964
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