--- title: "Morrissey v. Brewer" citation: "408 U.S. 471 (1972)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-MORRISSEY-408-US-471" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-408/pdf/USREPORTS-408-471.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-MORRISSEY-408-US-471/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Morrissey v. Brewer ## Holding or rule used Parole revocation involves conditional liberty and minimum preliminary and final due-process protections, not a full new prosecution. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition and express limitations in the linked canonical modules. Offense, judgment, term, condition, jurisdiction, violation record, circuit law, and requested relief remain separate. ## Official source and pinpoints 408 U.S. 471 (1972), 408 U.S. 480–90: ## Used in - [Supervised Release Violations, Rule 32.1, Revocation, and Sentencing](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/90-supervised-release-and-reentry/violations-rule-32-1-revocation-and-sentencing.md)