Cook v. Hobbs
Annotate this CaseAppellant Gregory Cook pled guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment without parole. Appellant filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which the circuit court denied, finding that (1) Appellant's allegations failed to demonstrate that the circuit court lacked jurisdiction or that his commitment order was invalid on its face, and (2) Appellant's claim that he was denied a transcript of his plea hearing was not one cognizable in a habeas proceeding. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Appellant's objections to the form or sufficiency of an indictment or information should have been raised in the court below, and (2) Appellant's allegations that the judicial officer did not sign his arrest warrant, that his plea was not voluntarily made, and that it was a miscarriage of justice for him to be denied a copy of the transcript of his plea-agreement hearing were not issues cognizable in a habeas proceeding.
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