Ex Parte Morgan Circuit Court

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

This Court accepted jurisdiction of this matter upon petition of the Morgan Circuit Court. It appears that the Circuit Court of Morgan County and the Circuit Court of Barbour County disagree over the proper venue for the petitions filed by Theotis Baker. The dispute involves whether Baker’s pro se petitions titled “petitions for writ of habeas corpus,” should be treated as petitions for writ of habeas corpus or petitions for post-conviction relief.

If Baker’s petitions are treated as habeas corpus petitions, they must be filed in the county of the “nearest circuit court…