Moreover, his good faith effort to allow the state courts to again consider the merits of the claim resulted in a procedural default ruling. Mr. Smith thereafter filed a timely federal petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. This Court has jurisdiction to review a petition for writ of habeas corpus and grant an original writ pursuant to Article I, Section 12 of the Missouri. A habeas corpus petition is generally only filed after the inmate has exhausted his or her appeals. Raised in a petition for review directly with a United States Court of Appeals). US Supreme Court reviewed a Batson claim in a federal habeas petition. Federal courts can hear challenges to state criminal convictions pursuant to petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. In general, Texas has very few official legal forms. This is why you will not always find a free fill-in-the-blank form for your situation.