Matter of Heron

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF CLIVE A. HERON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. § § § § No. 429, 2001 Submitted: September 19, 2001 Decided: September 21, 2001 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and STEELE, Justices. ORDER This 21st day of September 2001, upon consideration of Clive A. Heron s original petition for a writ of habeas corpus and the State of Delaware s answer and motion to dismiss the petition, it appears to the 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. Heron s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. BY THE COURT; s/Joseph T. Walsh Justice

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