Joe E. Morgan v. Wendy Kelley

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Morgan’s request to proceed in forma pauperis because, although his challenge to the validity of the guilty-plea judgment was cognizable in habeas proceedings, he failed to provide an affidavit or other evidence establishing probable cause to believe he was illegally detained. The court also declined to impose an appellate strike because the appeal was not frivolous, malicious, or meritless in the statutory sense.