Rance v. Watson
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's complaint for a writ of habeas corpus against the current prison warden for failing to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, holding that there was no error.
Appellant pleaded guilty to several crimes, including two counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of rape. Appellant later filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to accept his plea and sentence him because his competency had been called into question. The court of appeals granted the warden's motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that habeas corpus will not lie in this case.
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