In Re Application of Loundagin

It is well settled that unless it is made to appear that the judgment, or process, under which the person seeking his discharge is absolutely void, no relief can be had under a writ of habeas corpus. If the process is valid on its face, it will be deemed prima facie efficient, and the prisoner must assume the burden of impeaching its validity by showing a want of jurisdiction. Errors, or irregularities, which render proceedings voidable merely, the court cannot reach, but only such defects, in substance, as render the process or judgment absolutely void: Ex parte Tice, 32 Or. 179, 182 (49…