Chacon v. Wood, No. 92-35454 (9th Cir.) (36 F.3d 1459) (September 7, 1994) (Judge Stephen Reinhardt)
Here the Court held that a habeas petition challenging the underlying conviction is never moot simply because, subsequent to its filing, the petitioner has been released from custody, because there are collateral consequences that flow from the conviction.
The petitioner in this case, a former state prisoner, appealed the district …
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