Conley v. Kelley

The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that because none of Appellant’s arguments provided evidence of probable cause to believe that Appellant was being illegally detained, the circuit court did not clearly err in dismissing the petition.Specifically, the Court held (1) the circuit court did not err in holding that Appellant’s claims were not appropriate for resolution in the habeas process; (2) the judgment and commitment order under which Appellant was committed was not void or defective; (3) Appellant’s third point was an evidentiary error claim that did not call into question the legality of the sentence or the jurisdiction of the circuit court; and (4) Appellant’s confinement did not violate his due process rights. View "Conley v. Kelley" on Justia Law