Sneed v. Mayo

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that habeas corpus “may not be used as a substitute for appeal”
• holding that habeas corpus “may not be used as a substitute for appeal”
• “The great writ of habeas corpus is a writ of right obtainable under our Constitution by all men who claim to be unlawfully imprisoned against their will. It is designed to test solely the legality of the petitioner’s imprisonment, and may not be used as a substitute for appeal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).