Opinion ID: 1285981
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Heading: the authority of this court

Text: The authority of this court under Section 86 of the Constitution of North Dakota is appellate only, subject to certain exceptions. Several exceptions are found in Section 87. One specifically authorizes the Supreme Court to issue writs of habeas corpus. Such authority is reiterated in Section 27-02-04, N.D.C.C. In Carruth v. Taylor, 8 N.D. 166, 174, 77 N.W. 617, 620 (1898), this court held: It goes without saying that all persons in durance vile in this state have a constitutional right to invoke the original jurisdiction of this court to issue and hear the writ of habeas corpus; nor can the legislature by any enactment wholly deprive this court of such original jurisdiction in any case.