State Ex Rel. Moore v. Carlin

Relator asks that we mandate the Judge of the Steuben Circuit Court to act upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by relator in that court.

A copy of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is attached to the petition in this court and it appears that Ralph Howard, as Warden of the Indiana State Prison, is the sole defendant. It further appears that relator is confined in the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, serving a sentence of two to five years pursuant to judgment of the Steuben Circuit Court.

He alleges that the Judge of the Steuben Circuit Court…