Horton v. Suthers

The director of the Department of Corree-tions (director) initiated this appeal following the Crowley County District Court's grant of Ralph Horton's petition for writ of habeas corpus. As discussed below, at the hearing on Horton's petition, the director had agreed with Horton that the Crowley County District Court should both hear the petition and grant the relief requested therein.

We are unpersuaded by the director's assertion on appeal that the Crowley County District Court (the habeas court) did not have jurisdiction to hear Horton's petition and grant the relief requested because Horton…