Proctor v. Payne (Majority, with 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 because Appellant did not establish either that the sentencing orders implicated the jurisdiction of the circuit court or that they were facially invalid, the circuit court did not err in denying the petition.
The circuit court denied Appellant's petition on the basis that Appellant had previously raised the same arguments in a prior habeas petition. The Supreme Court affirmed but on different grounds, holding (1) the circuit court clearly erred in determining that Appellant's Fair Sentencing of Minors Act claims were previously considered, but because Appellant's challenge was to his parole eligibility, he failed to establish that the writ should issue; and (2) Appellant's argument that his sentence was a grossly disproportionate punishment was not cognizable in a writ of habeas corpus.
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