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Murel v. Baltimore City Crim. Ct., 407 U.S. 355 (1972)
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Murel v. Baltimore City Crim. Ct., 407 U.S. 355 (1972)
Murel v. Baltimore City Criminal Court No. 70-5276 Argued March 229, 1972 Decided June 19, 1972 407 U.S. 355
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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In this habeas corpus challenge to the constitutionality of Maryland’s Defective Delinquency Law made by petitioners, who were convicted of various state crimes and committed to Patuxent Institution for indeterminate periods, held, that the writ of certiorari must be dismissed as improvidently granted, since one of the petitioners has been unconditionally released, and the others are subject to unexpired sentences barring their release even if their claims prevailed (cf. McNeil v. Director, Patuxent Institution, ante, p. 245); moreover, petitioners’ challenge to one Defective Delinquency Law should be considered in relation to other state laws regarding civil commitment for compulsory psychiatric treatment, Baxstrom v. Herold, 383 U.S. 107, and those laws are now being substantially revised to afford greater safeguards to committed persons.
436 F.2d 1153, certiorari dismissed as improvidently granted.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Murel v. Baltimore City Crim. Ct., 407 U.S. 355 (1972) in 407 U.S. 355 407 U.S. 356. Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BMEDMC1VI6IQJ7D.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Murel v. Baltimore City Crim. Ct., 407 U.S. 355 (1972), in 407 U.S. 355, page 407 U.S. 356. Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BMEDMC1VI6IQJ7D.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Murel v. Baltimore City Crim. Ct., 407 U.S. 355 (1972). cited in 1972, 407 U.S. 355, pp.407 U.S. 356. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BMEDMC1VI6IQJ7D.
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