Federal habeas is available only to redress noncompliance with federal law. Defendant complained trial court considered non-statutory aggravating factors.Federal habeas corpus is a procedure under which a federal court may review the legality of an individual's incarceration. If it's a federal habeas petition, you'll need the form for filing a federal habeas corpus petition (Form AO 241). The Latin phrase habeas corpus translates to "you have the body. The federal habeas corpus statute requires that the petitioner exhaust all avenues of relief open to him in the state courts before bringing a federal action. (1) The court of appeals has original jurisdiction over the extraordinary writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Procedendo, Prohibition, and Quo Warranto. 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 best known writ is the writ of habeas corpus. A Writ of Habeas Corpus, challenging the constitutionality of OHIO REV.