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BROUGHTON v. STATE OF N.C.

Nos. 82-6469, 82-6504.

717 F.2d 147 (1983)

Celeste BROUGHTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA; John Baker; Rufus Edmisten, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael W. Patrick, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Haywood, Denny & Miller, Chapel Hill, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

M. Edward Taylor, Third Year Law Student (Rufus L. Edmisten, Atty. Gen., Richard N. League, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for appellees.

Before WIDENER, PHILLIPS and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 2, 1983.

PER CURIAM:

Celeste Broughton appeals from the order of the district court dismissing her petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 We dismiss the appeal because Broughton has served the sentence which she received upon her contempt of court conviction and the controversy is moot.

Broughton was cited for criminal contempt of court...

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