Supreme Court· 5/30/1995

Garlotte v. Fordice

Citations

515 U.S. 39
115 S. Ct. 1948
132 L. Ed. 2d 36
1995 U.S. LEXIS 3620

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holding that, for purposes of federal habeas corpus jurisdiction, a petitioner who is \in custody” for one of a series of consecutive sentences is \in custody” for all of those sentences
holding that \a prisoner serving consecutive sentences is 'in custody' under any one of them\ for purposes of collateral review
holding that petitioner serving consecutive sentences is \in custody\ and may attack the sentence scheduled to run first, even after it has expired
holding that a prisoner remains “in custody” under all imposed consecutive sentences until they are served
holding that where a petitioner is serving consecutive sentences, the first of which has expired, he is “in custody” for the purpose of collaterally attacking the expired sentence
holding that a prisoner serving consecutive sentences is considered in custody under each sentence

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Judges: Ginsburg, Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer, Thomas, Rehnquist

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