Boursiquot v. State

How courts have described this case

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• where plaintiff has served the sentence he appeals, court car provide no practical relief by determining merits
• merits of appeal on constitutional issue not reachable as there is no basis for claiming act was capable of repetition yet evading review
• “[t]his court has never asserted jurisdiction over a case that would otherwise be moot simply on the ground of the public importance of the question presented”
• not province of court to decide moot questions, where no practical relief can follow
• plaintiff had served entire sentence legality of which he disputes

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