Jones v. Cunningham

Jones v. Cunningham
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 3, 1962 Decided January 14, 1963
Full case name	Jones v. Cunningham
Citations	371 U.S. 236 (more)
Prior history	Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Holding
A state prisoner who has been placed on parole, under the "custody and control" of a parole board, is "in custody" within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 2241; and, on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, a Federal District Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine his charge that his state sentence was imposed in violation of the Federal Constitution.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · William O. Douglas Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II William J. Brennan, Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
Majority	Black, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings
Pervear v. Massachusetts (1867)

Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1963) was a Supreme Court case in which the court first ruled that state inmates had the right to file a writ of habeas corpus challenging both the legality and the conditions of their imprisonment. Prior to this, starting with Pervear v. Massachusetts, 72 U.S. 475 (1866), the court had maintained a "hands off" policy regarding federal interference with state incarceration policies and practices, maintaining that the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states. Subsequently, in Cooper v. Pate (1964), an inmate successfully obtained standing to challenge the denial of his right to practice his religion through a habeas corpus writ.

External links

• Full text opinion from Justia.com