New York Court of Appeals

In the Matter of Vernon A. Morhous, as Warden of Great Meadow Prison, Appellant, Against Supreme Court of the State…

June 14, 1944293 N.Y. 131

Summary

The Court reversed the order denying the relator's application for a writ of prohibition, holding that the denial was a matter of law, not discretion, and that the appropriate remedy for alleged due‑process violations of a conviction is a motion to vacate the judgment, not a habeas corpus petition.