Gobin v. Hancock

Lampeón, J.

A person must be imprisoned or otherwise restrained of his personal liberty to be entitled to a writ of habeas corpus. R. L., c. 406, s. 1; Van Meter v. Sanford, 99 F. (2d) 511; 39 C. J. S. 428; 25 Am. Jur. 158. Having been granted his release from imprisonment, the right of the petitioner to the relief he seeks is now a moot question. A determination thereof by this court has therefore become unnecessary and would serve no useful purpose. In re Halley, 327 Mich. 222; State exrel. Magrum v. Nygaard, 38 N. W. (2d) 370 (1949).

Since this appeal the petitioner has filed three other…