I am trying to file a writ of habeas corpus for my brother that is incarcerated in wayne county jail. I need help filling it out.You should use this form if. Norman Blake McKenzie was tried and convicted for the first degree murders of Randy Wayne Peacock and Charles Frank Johnson. Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. The court explained that a party filing a federal habeas corpus petition must exhaust their state court remedies prior to filing the petition. Gary Bradford Cone v. First, a U.S.C. § 2254 allows us to file a petition for Habeas Corpus when the client is in custody under sentence of a state court and is in a state prison. For example, they may be able to file appeals or petition the court for a writ of habeas corpus. Ex Parte Elizondo, 947 S.W. 2d 202, 205 (Tex.