Durant v. Boone

Petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus alleging that she was being detained by respondent pursuant to an unlawfully entered order of criminal contempt. The actions giving rise to this petition occurred on *1276July 6, 1987, with the petition being filed on July 8, 1987. Pursuant to an order of this court, a response was filed the following day. The response did not contest the factual allegations of the petition, but suggested that the petition should be denied on technical grounds. After consideration of the response, the petition was granted and petitioner was ordered released. This opinion…