Edward Lee Carter v. Dexter Payne

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Carter’s petition to proceed in forma pauperis because his proposed habeas petition did not state a colorable cause of action. Carter’s file-mark and cover-sheet arguments concerned alleged filing or trial defects, not the facial invalidity of his judgment or the circuit court’s jurisdiction. The court held that the information was filed, the judgment was not challenged as facially invalid, and the alleged defects did not establish entitlement to habeas relief.