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Petitioner seeks release from state custody.
Petitioner states that he has been in the Marshall County Jail for seven months. He states that he was bound over to the grand jury but has not been indicted. It is well settled that a state prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief in federal court is first required to exhaust his available state remedies. More specifically, a petitioner must present his claims to the state courts in such a fashion as to afford those courts a fair opportunity to rule on the merits. A habeas corpus petitioner must provide the state's highest court with a fair opportunity to pass upon the issues raised in the petition for federal habeas corpus relief.