Franklin unsuccessfully sought relief via post-conviction proceedings. In 2004, Franklin filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising 51 claims.This Chapter discusses how the writ of habeas corpus is applied in three states: Florida, New York, and Michigan. The Habeas Corpus petition claims the arrest, sentence, or trial violated constitutional law, making imprisonment unlawful. Mr. Franklin then filed a federal habeas action in the District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, raising seven grounds for relief. This matter having come before the Court on Petitioner Anthony Franklin's ("Petitioner"). In the usual case, habeas relief will be sought when it is necessary to advert to facts which are outside the record on appeal. The right of habeas corpus is not a right against unlawful arrest, but rather a right to be released from imprisonment after such arrest. § 8.01654, Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Supreme Court of Virginia. His lawyers asked a federal court in a habeas corpus petition to order his release onto the base until a country could be found for him.