FLEMING v. Manning’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. ““As a general rule, the only questions that may be considered on an application for a writ of habeas corpus after conviction of an offense are whether the petitioner was convicted by a court having jurisdiction of his person and of the offense and whether the judgment or order and sentence pronounced were within the court’s power, as authorized by law, and whether the term for which the prisoner could be lawfully detained in custody has expired or the sentence has otherwise been satisfied. * * * In other words, the inquiry is addressed not to errors, but to whether the judgment or sentence is void, or whether it has been stayed, superseded, or otherwise spent its force.” “This Court is of the opinion, therefore, that the Writ of Habeas Corpus, prayed for by the petitioners, should not be granted and this petition should be dismissed without a hearing.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mosolygo v. State of South Carolina