Title: Matter of Rainer

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE  
 
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PETITION OF JEFFREY M. 
 
§ No. 370, 2002 
RAINIER FOR A WRIT OF  
 
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HABEAS CORPUS 
 
 
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Submitted: July 11, 2002 
   Decided: July 25, 2002 
 
Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH, and HOLLAND, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 25th day of July 2002, upon consideration of Jeffrey Rainier’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 Rainier’s petition is hereby 
DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ E. Norman Veasey 
Chief Justice