Trammel v. Kelley (Majority, with Dissenting)
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The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court denying Appellant's pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus, holding that Appellant's claim was not cognizable in a writ of habeas corpus.
Appellant pleaded nolo contendere to multiple felony counts in three separate criminal cases. Appellant later filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus alleging that the sentences in these cases were illegal because the circuit court imposed a habitual-offender enhancement without proof that Appellant had committed more than one but less that four prior felonies. The circuit court denied the petition. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant's claim was not within the purview of the habeas corpus remedy.
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