Case Title: Matter of Brown

Citation: 

Docket Number: 70, 2007

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2007-03-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE 
PETITION OF MARQUIS BROWN 
FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS 
CORPUS 
§ 
§  No. 70, 2007 
§ 
§ 
 
 
 
 
 
Submitted: March 8, 2007 
 
 
 
 
   Decided: March 28, 2007 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O R D E R  
 
 
This 28th day of March 2007, it appears to the Court that: 
 
(1) 
On February 13, 2007, the petitioner, Marquis Brown, filed a 
petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this Court.  On February 15, 2007, the 
Clerk of the Court issued a notice to Brown to show cause why his petition 
should not be dismissed for this Court’s lack of original jurisdiction to issue 
a writ of habeas corpus.1   
 
(2) 
On March 8, 2007, Brown filed his response to the notice to 
show cause.  In his response, he appears to argue that this Court does have 
original jurisdiction to hear a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 
                                          
 
1 In re Cantrell, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996). 
 
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(3) 
The Delaware Constitution does not confer original jurisdiction 
upon this Court to hear petitions for writs of habeas corpus.2  Brown’s 
petition for a writ of habeas corpus must, therefore, be dismissed. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the within petition is 
DISMISSED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Randy J. Holland 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice 
 
                                          
 
2 Del. Const. art. IV, § 11(6).