Title: Matter of Hoffman
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 565, 2004
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: January 11, 2005

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
IN THE MATTER OF THE  
 
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PETITION OF MICHAEL KEVIN 
§ No. 565, 2004 
HOFFMAN FOR A WRIT OF   
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HABEAS CORPUS 
 
 
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Submitted: January 5, 2005 
   Decided: January 11, 2005 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, and RIDGELY, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 11th day of January 2005, upon consideration of Michael 
Hoffman’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.*   
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the petition for a writ of 
habeas corpus is hereby DISMISSED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
Chief Justice 
                                                 
* 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.