custody
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 371 U.S. 236 - Jones v. Cunningham · 1963Most cited · 2,893 citing opinions
While petitioner's parole releases him from immediate physical imprisonment, it imposes conditions which significantly confine and restrain his freedom; this is enough to keep him in the 'custody' of the members of the Virginia Parole Board within the meaning of the habeas corpus statute.
How often courts cite the cases defining “custody”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “custody” — 4,297 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1963–1968
when an individual is taken into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom by the authorities in any significant way and is subjected to questioning, the privilege against self-incrimination is jeopardized
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