Collier v. Kelley (Majority, with Concurring and Dissenting)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying and dismissing Appellant's petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant failed to state a basis for issuance of the writ.
Appellant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other crimes. In his habeas petition, Appellant argued that the judgments in three counties reflected the incorrect legal name, making the convictions facially invalid. The circuit court declined to issue the writ. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's challenge to the misnomer on the judgment and commitment orders was a mere allegation of trial error and not the type of defect that implicates the facial validity of a trial court's judgment or jurisdiction.
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