Gardner v. Hobbs

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Gardner’s habeas petition because none of his claims alleged that the judgment was facially invalid or that the trial court lacked jurisdiction. Claims concerning pretrial questioning, coercion, the factual basis and voluntariness of his guilty plea, and trial or plea errors were not cognizable in habeas proceedings. The court also upheld designation of the petition as a statutory strike because it failed to state a claim for relief.