Alexander v. Johnson.U.S. District Court PAROLE Alexander v. Johnson, 217 F.Supp.2d 780 (S.D.Tex. 2001). A prisoner filed a second habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a petition regarding the constitutionality of a stalking Criminal activity consisting of the repeated following and harassing of another person. Stalking is a distinctive form of criminal activity composed of a series of actions that taken individually might constitute legal behavior. statute, under which the prisoner's parole had been revoked. The district court granted the petition. The court held that the continued confinement con·fine·ment n. 1. The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement. 2. Lying-in. confinement of the prisoner, whose parole was revoked for violation of a state stalking statute that was later found facially unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. , violated his due process rights. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division) |
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