DeVore v. Black
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's habeas corpus complaint against Kenneth Black, the warden of the Richland Correctional Institution, where Appellant was incarcerated, for failure to comply with Ohio Rev. Code 2969.25(A) and failure to state a cognizable claim for relief in habeas corpus, holding that there was no error.
Defendant was convicted of abduction and domestic violence and sentenced to consecutive prison terms. The appellate court affirmed. This appeal concerned Defendant's complaint for a writ of habeas corpus in which Defendant alleged that his domestic violence conviction was void and that he was entitled to immediate release. The court of appeals dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Defendant's habeas complaint failed to state a valid claim for relief.
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