Legal Opinion

Spencer v. Kemna

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 3, 1998No. 96-7171PublishedCited by 3,298 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Justice Scalía

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Randy G. Spencer seeks to invalidate a September 24,1992, order revoking his parole. Because Spencer has completed the entire term of imprisonment underlying the parole revocation, we must decide whether his petition is moot.

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On October 17, 1990, petitioner began serving concurrent 3-year sentences in Missouri on convictions of felony stealing and burglary. On April 16,1992, he was released on parole, but on September 24,1992, the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, after hearing, issued an…

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