United States ex rel. Lawrence v. Woods

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1970-10-19

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SWYGERT, Chief Judge. This is an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . Two questions are presented: (1) whether the case has been mooted, and (2) if not, whether a state appellate tribunal is bound by a prior federal court decision holding a municipal penal ordinance unconstitutional. The peti…

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