Mungin v. St. Lawrence

CARLEY, Justice.

Charles Mungin is the defendant in a pending criminal action. Acting pro se, he filed a pre-trial habeas corpus petition. After reviewing the pleading, the habeas court found that it failed to allege any viable ground for relief. Accordingly, the habeas court denied the petition without conducting an evidentiary hearing, concluding that the issues Mungin raised therein could be asserted in the pending criminal prosecution. Mungin appeals from the habeas court’s dismissal order.

“[W]hen the habeas court is able to determine from the face of the petition that it is without…