Matter of Mills

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DEVAN M. MILLS FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. § § § § No. 159, 2001 Submitted: May 17, 2001 Decided: May 30, 2001 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and STEELE, Justices. ORDER This 30th day of May 2001, upon consideration of Devan M. Mills original petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the State s answer and motion to dismiss the petition, 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. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the State s motion to dismiss is GRANTED. Mills petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ E. Norman Veasey Chief Justice

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