Does the Court have jurisdiction to order that a defendant be released from custody, even if he is on parole?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States ex rel. Myers v. Smith, 444 F.2d 75 (2nd Cir. 1971):
2 See Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236, 83 S.Ct. 373, 9 L.Ed.2d 285 (1963), where the court's jurisdiction was upheld, even though the petitioner was on parole, because he was in the direct custody of his parole officer.
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