In Re Norse

The petitioner has several times sought relief by way of habeas corpus from this Court. In common with a number of other petitioners, his stated grounds for justifying the issuance of the writ demonstrate a misunderstanding of the nature of the remedy.

This Court has frequently said that the writ is not a substitute, additional or concurrent method of appellate review. In re Rickert, 124 Vt. 232, 235-6, 203 A.2d 602. This means that questions raised by this petitioner concerning the admissibility of evidence, sufficiency of the evidence, credibility of witnesses, perjured testimony,…