Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Lewis v. County of LaPorte Superior Court

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1957No. 0-448Published

1Per curiam

Petitioner has filed in this court under the above caption a paper he calls a “Verified Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” but in which he states he is appealing from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in the LaPorte Superior Court, and desires this court to review the action of the said LaPorte Superior Court.

In either event this court is unable to grant petitioner any relief under the paper he has filed. This court has no original jurisdiction of habeas corpus petitions (See: State ex rel. Taylor v. Dowd, Warden (1944), 222 Ind. 289, 53 N. E. 2d 543), and if…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Casey v. MurrayIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
  2. State Ex Rel. Taylor v. Dowd, WardenIndiana Supreme Court · 1944

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