Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 3/29/1972
Bennett v. State
Citations
- 289 A.2d 28
- 1972 Me. LEXIS 275
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- holding that the expiration of defendant’s sentence rendered his habeas corpus petition moot
- applying statute governing habeas corpus remedy then in effect and noting Maine's statute provided for broader relief than release
- decision of questions of no practical consequences should not be permitted to burden courts
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Judges: Dufresne, Web-Ber, Weatherbee, Pomeroy, Wernick, Archibald
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14 cases in this archive cite this case.
- State v. GleasonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1979-07-31· cited 74×
- John Doe I v. Robert WilliamsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2013-03-05· cited 72×
- State Ex Rel. M.C.H. v. KinderWest Virginia Supreme Court· 1984-05-09· cited 56×
- Sordyl v. SordylSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1997-04-29· cited 24×
- State v. JordanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1998-07-14· cited 17×
- In re ChandlerSupreme Court of Vermont· 2013-02-15· cited 15×
- State v. IrishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-12-23· cited 13×
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2000-03-10· cited 10×
- Bd. of Trustees of Youth Correct. Cent. v. DavisNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1977-02-23· cited 10×
- New Jersey State Parole Board v. BouldenNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1978-02-27· cited 9×
- National Council on Compensation Insurance v. Superintendent of InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-03-04· cited 7×
- Glidden v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1973-03-19· cited 4×
- NAT. COUN. ON COMP. INS. v. Super. of Ins.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-03-04· cited 1×
- E.C. v. Virginia Dep't of Juvenile JusticeSupreme Court of Virginia· 2012-03-02
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court· 1968-06-10· cited 4,326×
- Carafas v. LaValleeSupreme Court· 1968-05-20· cited 1,591×
- Peyton v. RoweSupreme Court· 1968-10-14· cited 902×
- Pollard v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1957-02-25· cited 744×
- McNally v. HillSupreme Court· 1934-11-05· cited 582×
- Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1946-12-09· cited 506×
- Walker v. WainwrightSupreme Court· 1968-04-22· cited 103×
- John Henry Hewett v. State of North Carolina, R. L. Turner, Warden, Central Prison, Jerry Ray Cassada v. State of North CarolinaFourth Circuit· 1969-08-28· cited 92×
- Frank Robert Cordee Hahn v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State PrisonSeventh Circuit· 1970-09-29· cited 66×
- Mottram v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1967-08-21· cited 30×
- Green v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1968-08-20· cited 25×
- Thoresen v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1968-03-18· cited 18×
- Staples v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1971-03-16· cited 10×
- Longway v. StateSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1965-10-19· cited 8×
- Guy Junior Blackburn v. U.S. Parole BoardFifth Circuit· 1970-07-07· cited 4×
- In Re HalleyMichigan Supreme Court· 1950-03-01· cited 3×
- Unnamed caseFifth Circuit· 1971-05-25· cited 2×
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