Christian v. Davis
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing Appellant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus against the warden of the Trumbell Correctional Institution, where Appellant was serving a forty-year prison sentence, holding that there was no error.
Appellant was serving his prison sentence for nine convictions for felonious assault, in violation of Ohio Rev. Code 2903.11(B)(3). Appellant filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus arguing, inter alia, that section 2903.11(B)(3) violates the Equal Protection Clauses of the Ohio and United States Constitution. The court of appeals dismissed the petition for failure to state a valid claim for habeas relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that habeas corpus did not lie for Appellant's nonjurisdictional claims.
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