Does a court have jurisdiction to hear a habeas corpus petition?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Jensen v. Rice, 461 F.2d 1118 (9th Cir. 1972):

We conclude, on the basis of the decision in Strait v. Laird, 406 U.S. 341, 92 S.Ct. 1693, 32 L.Ed.2d 141 (1972), that the petitioner was in custody and that the district court had jurisdiction to determine his habeas corpus petition. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the petition, we remand to the district court for further proceedings.

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