Parker v. Ellis

Supreme Court of the United States

Argued January 20, 1960
Decided May 16, 1960

Full case name

Parker v. Ellis

Citations

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.

Court membership

Chief Justice Earl Warren

Associate Justices Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan, Jr. Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart

Case opinions

Per curiam.

Dissent

Warren, joined by Douglas, Black, and Brennan

Overruled by

Carafas v. LaVallee, 391 U.S. 234 (1968)

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.^[1]

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.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parker v. Ellis, 362 U.S. 574 (1960)". supreme.justia. Retrieved 2008-02-14.

Parker v. Ellis

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