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. 72, 2001 § Submitted: February 27, 2001 Decided: March 6, 2001 Before HOLLAND, BERGER, and STEELE, Justices. ORDER This 6th day of March 2001, upon consideration of Jearl T. Flowers original petition for a writ of habeas corpus, 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 Flowers' petition is hereby DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Carolyn Berger Justice

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