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Jones v. Cunningham

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77
Petitioner: 
Jones
Respondent: 
Cunningham
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1962-1965)
Opinion: 
371 U.S. 236 (1963)
Argued: 
Monday, December 3, 1962
Decided: 
Monday, January 14, 1963
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus; Judicial Power, Jurisdiction of Federal Courts

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The Oyez Project, Jones v. Cunningham , 371 U.S. 236 (1963)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1962/1962_77)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Jones, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)

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Full Opinion by Justice Hugo L. Black