Juan v. Wallace

A petition for habeas corpus was filed in this court by the natural father (“Petitioner”) of R.C.P., a male, then six (6) years of age, who Petitioner alleged was presently in the physical custody of his maternal grandfather (“Respondent Gulick”) and was being illegally restrained from the custody of Petitioner. The petition also sought an order directed to Leon Wallace (“Respondent Wallace”), juvenile officer for Jasper County, Missouri, to release R.C.P. to Petitioner. Petitioner’s claim to legal custody was based upon a judgment rendered in the State of Louisiana on July 30, 1999, granting…