JONES v. WILLIAMS

Supreme Court Case No. 18SA189.

443 P.3d 56 (2019)

2019 CO 61

Richard S. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Dean WILLIAMS, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Jones, pro se, Olney Springs, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent-Appellee: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Alison Faryl Kyles , Assistant Solicitor General, Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶1 The Habeas Corpus Act requires that a habeas petition "be accompanied by a copy of the warrant of commitment." § 13-45-101(1), C.R.S. (2018). In this habeas corpus appeal, we consider whether a district court may summarily dismiss a petition for lack of jurisdiction when the petition includes the petitioner's mittimus for his latest...

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