Matter of Johnson

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DERIOUS JOHNSON FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS § § No. 234, 2002 § § Submitted: May 16, 2002 Decided: May 24, 2002 Before WALSH, HOLLAND, and BERGER, Justices. ORDER This 24th day of May 2002, upon consideration of Derious Johnson s 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, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996); Rocker v. State, 240 A.2d 141, 142 (Del. 1968); DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 10, § 6901. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that Johnson s petition is hereby DISMISSED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Randy J. Holland Justice

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