Ruffin v. State
Ruffin v. State
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the Hon. Eugene Carter, a judge of the Circuit Court of Montgomery’County, denying appellant’s release in a habeas corpus proceeding.
The appellant is now a convict serving a sentence imposed upon him upon his conviction in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, under an indictment charging him with escaping from confinement.
In his answer in the habeas corpus proceedings below, the respondent Martin J.
The Circuit Court of Jefferson County has jurisdiction to render the judgment and to pronounce the sentence, and the indictment and judgment appear regular in all respects. As stated by Price, J., in Argo v. State ante, p. 347,133 So.2d 201:
“It is well settled that when a judgment or sentence of another court is returned as the cause of the petitioner’s detention or imprisonment, the jurisdiction of the court to render such judgment or sentence is the only matter which may be considered. Ex parte Bizzell, 112 Ala. 210, 21 So. 371; Mackreth v. Wilson, supra [31 Ala.App. 191, 15 So.2d 112]; Howard' v. City 'of Bessemer, 40 Ala.App. 317, 114 So.2d 158. In order to impeach the trial court’s jurisdiction . on habeas corpus, illegality must appear on the face óf the proceedings. Griffin v. State, 258 Ala. 557, 63 So.2d 682.”
This judgment is due to be affirm.ed and it is so ordered.
Affirmed.
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