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· 6/20/1980

Troy Lee Douthit v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallum

Citations

  • 619 F.2d 527
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 16428

How courts have described this case

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  • “Detention of a prisoner thirty days beyond the expiration of his sentence in the absence of a facially valid court order or warrant constitutes a deprivation of due process.”

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Judges: Clark, Roney, Henderson

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