Brookhart v. Janis

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1966-04-18

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. The petitioner, James Brookhart, while serving the first of three consecutive sentences of from one to 20 years imposed by an Ohio Court of Common Pleas upon convictions of forgery and uttering forged instruments, 1 brought this action for habeas c…

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