Jones v. State

Summary

The court dismissed Jones’s habeas appeal because he had been transferred from Pulaski County to Jefferson County, so the Pulaski County Circuit Court no longer had personal jurisdiction to order his release. A habeas petition seeking release based on an allegedly illegal sentence must be directed to the circuit court in the county where the prisoner is held. The court noted that subject-matter jurisdiction over the underlying criminal cases may remain, but that jurisdiction does not permit the former custody county to grant habeas relief.