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JONES v. JACKSON

No. 79-1085.

416 A.2d 249 (1980)

Ronnie L. JONES, Appellant, v. Delbert C. JACKSON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen Hamor, law student, with whom Michael E. Geltner, Supervising Atty., Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellant.

Benjamin B. Sendor, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and Peter E. George, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER, and FERREN, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Ronnie L. Jones appeals the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. The trial court held that the Superior Court lacks jurisdiction, apparently on the ground that at the time Jones filed his petition, he was serving a 1973 sentence imposed by the United States District Court. Jones contends, to the contrary, that the Superior Court has jurisdiction because the petition is directed at District of Columbia officials who were holding him under...

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