Title: In the Matter of the Petition of Alton Cannon for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE 
PETITION OF ALTON 
CANNON FOR A WRIT OF 
HABEAS CORPUS 
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§  No. 331, 2022 
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Submitted:  October 26, 2022 
 
 
 
 
Decided:  November 9, 2022 
 
Before VALIHURA, VAUGHN, and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
ORDER 
After careful consideration of the notice to show cause and the appellant’s 
response, it appears to the Court that: 
(1) 
On September 13, 2022, the appellant, Alton Cannon, filed in this Court 
a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to be removed from the Delaware Sex 
Offender Registry.  The Senior Court Clerk issued a notice directing Cannon 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.  Cannon has filed a response to the 
notice to show cause but does not address the jurisdictional issue raised in the notice. 
(2) 
It is well-settled that this Court has no original jurisdiction to issue a 
writ of habeas corpus.1  Accordingly, Cannon’s petition manifestly fails on its face 
to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Court, and it must be dismissed. 
 
1 In re Cantrell, 678 A.2d 525, 526 (Del. 1996); 10 Del. C. § 6901. 
2 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, under Supreme Court 
Rule 29(b), that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
/s/  James T. Vaughn, Jr. 
Justice