Prater v. Hunt

FRUGÉ, Judge. By petition filed in this court, the relator Prater applies to our original jurisdiction to issue writs of habeas corpus ordering his release from custody in the Louisiana State Penitentiary on the grounds that he is being improperly detained in that institution. The original jurisdiction of the Louisiana courts of appeal is limited to matters arising in cases of which they have appellate jurisdiction. Since they do not have appellate jurisdiction in criminal matters, the original jurisdiction of these intermediate courts to issue writs of habeas corpus does not include within its scope the question of confinements arising by reason of criminal proceedings. See State ex rel. Simien v. Sheriff of Calcasieu Parish, 186 So.2d 669 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1966); State ex rel. Jones v. Sheriff of Calcasieu Parish, 185 So.2d 80 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1966). For the foregoing reasons, we deny the relator’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. Writ denied.