Matter of Flowers

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF JEARL T. FLOWERS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS § § No. 570, 2000 § § Submitted: December 26, 2000 Decided: December 28, 2000 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices. ORDER This 28th day of December 2000, upon consideration of Jearl T. Flowers original petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the State s response thereto, it appears to this Court that the petition must be dismissed. This Court has no original jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus. In re Cantrell, Del. Supr., 678 A.2d 525, 526 (1996); Rocker v. State, Del. Supr., 240 A.2d 141, 142 (1968); 10 Del. C. § 6901. Accordingly, the State s motion to dismiss must be granted. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Flowers petition is hereby DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: s/Joseph T. Walsh Justice

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