Halfacre v. Hobbs

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Halfacre’s habeas-corpus petition because his allegations did not show that either judgment was facially invalid or that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. The absence of a preliminary probable-cause hearing under Rule 8.1 did not eliminate the circuit court’s jurisdiction over the felony prosecutions. The court also held that habeas proceedings could not be used to retry the underlying criminal cases.