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Hunter v. Martin, 334 U.S. 302 (1948)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Hunter v. Martin, 334 U.S. 302 (1948)
Hunter v. Martin No. 643 Argued April 22, 1948 Decided May 24, 1948 334 U.S. 302
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
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A state prisoner sentenced by a federal court to imprisonment for ten years beginning "at the expiration of the sentence now being served" in the state prison, who is paroled from the state prison before expiration of the state sentence and surrendered by state authorities to federal custody, must begin serving his federal sentence immediately, and is not entitled to temporary freedom pending expiration of the full term of the state sentence. Pp. 302-304.
165 F.2d 215, reversed.
In a habeas corpus proceeding, a district court discharged the writ and remanded a federal prisoner to custody. The circuit court of appeals reversed without opinion. 165 F.2d 215. This Court granted certiorari. 333 U.S. 854. Reversed, p. 304.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hunter v. Martin, 334 U.S. 302 (1948) in 334 U.S. 302 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=96JMTA45DCCL6KA.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hunter v. Martin, 334 U.S. 302 (1948), in 334 U.S. 302, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=96JMTA45DCCL6KA.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hunter v. Martin, 334 U.S. 302 (1948). cited in 1948, 334 U.S. 302. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=96JMTA45DCCL6KA.
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