Michael Lee Garrison, Appellant v. Wendy Kelley

Summary

The court dismissed Garrison’s habeas appeal because his challenges to jury instructions and parole-eligibility instructions alleged trial error rather than facial invalidity of the judgment or lack of jurisdiction. His life sentence for aggravated robbery was authorized, and he failed to show probable cause that he was illegally detained; his motion for additional time and related appellate materials was therefore moot. Justice Josephine Linker Hart, dissenting, would have declined to dismiss the appeal before Garrison filed or perfected his brief.