Williams v. State

The appellant, Michael D. Williams, appeals from the circuit court's dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he contested seven disciplinary proceedings against him.

On November 8, 1993, the state filed a motion to dismiss Williams's petition, asserting that Williams had failed to comply with the following requirement for an application for a writ of habeas corpus:

"[I]f the imprisonment is by virtue of any warrant, writ or other process, a copy thereof must be annexed to the petition or the petition must allege that a copy thereof has been demanded and refused or must…