Billy Wayne Sinclair v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary

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• “[Jjurisdiction exists if there is a positive, demonstrable 'relationship between the prior conviction and the petitioner’s present incarceration,”
• in custody requirement, not mootness, is the substantial issue in such cases
• in custody requirement, not mootness, is the substantial issue in such cases

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