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Barry v. Bergen County Probation Office, No. 96-5577 (3rd Cir.) (128 F.3d 152) (October 22, 1997) (Judge Robert E. Cowen)

Petitioner under obligation to perform community service qualifies for the "in custody" jurisdictional requirement for habeas corpus actions/.

One interesting holding in this case was that, for purposes of habeas corpus jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254, a person is deemed to be "in custody" when his sole obligation was ...

 

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