Johnson v. Stuff

Summary

The court affirmed dismissal of Johnson’s habeas petition because his asserted pretrial and arraignment errors challenged only the exercise of jurisdiction, not the trial court’s jurisdiction itself, and therefore were cognizable, if at all, through direct appeal. The court also upheld the lower court’s use of the public docket, found Johnson forfeited an objection by failing to respond to the dismissal motion, and rejected his arguments concerning a stay and amendment. No separate opinions were issued.