1. Walker v. Wainwright, No. 786, Misc., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 11, 1968, Decided
OVERVIEW: Because the function of a writ of habeas corpus was to test a prisoner's current detention, it was immaterial that another prison term might still await a petitioner even if he successfully established the unconstitutionality of his present imprisonment. Thus, a petition should not have been denied because petitioner had another prison sentence.
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