Ohio Supreme Court, 2000

State ex rel. Miller v. Leonard

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided February 16, 2000 · Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

88 Ohio St. 3d 46; 2000 WL 35660

Cases that cite this one

22 later published cases cite this decision.

State ex rel. Jones v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (Ohio Ct. App. 2023)
Swihart v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (Ohio Ct. App. 2014)
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Ohio Adult Parole, Unpublished Decision (9-23-2004) (Ohio Ct. App. 2004)
Collins v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., Unpublished Decision (6-10-2003) (Ohio Ct. App. 2003)
Robertson v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., Unpublished Decision (8-20-2002) (Ohio Ct. App. 2002)
Walker v. Ghee, Unpublished Decision (1-29-2002) (Ohio Ct. App. 2002)
Papp v. Ohio State Adult Parole Auth., Unpublished Decision (1-24-2002) (Ohio Ct. App. 2002)
Lindsay v. North Central Correctional Complex (District Court, N.D. Ohio 2025)
Richard v. Ohio Parole Bd. (Ohio Ct. App. 2023)
State ex rel. Holman v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (Ohio Ct. App. 2022)
State v. Eaton (Ohio Ct. App. 2022)
State ex rel. Bailey v. Ohio Parole Bd. (Ohio Ct. App. 2016)
Chafin v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (Ohio Ct. App. 2014)
Akbar-El v. Ohio State Adult Parole Authority, 07ap-13 (8-28-2007) (Ohio Ct. App. 2007)
Green v. Adult Parole Auth., 06ap-689 (8-16-2007) (Ohio Ct. App. 2007)
Kirkland v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., Unpublished Decision (11-28-2006) (Ohio Ct. App. 2006)
Sherrills v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., Unpublished Decision (12-16-2004) (Ohio Ct. App. 2004)
State Ex Rel. Smith v. Oapa, Unpublished Decision (7-13-2004) (Ohio Ct. App. 2004)
Smith v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. Corr., Unpublished Decision (2-20-2003) (Ohio Ct. App. 2003)
State Ex Rel. Poole v. Barkollo, Unpublished Decision (5-14-2002) (Ohio Ct. App. 2002)
Sims v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Unpublished Decision (11-29-2001) (Ohio Ct. App. 2001)
State ex rel. Miller v. Leonard (Ohio 2000)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. There is no constitutional or inherent right to be released before the expiration of a valid sentence. Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex (1979), 442 U.S. 1, 7, 97 S.Ct. 2100, 2104, 60 L.Ed.2d 668, 675; State ex rel. Hogan v. Ghee (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 150, 151, 707 N.E.2d 494, 495. As the court of appeals held, nothing in Am.Sub.S.B. No. 2 confers a mandatory right to parole. Finally, the sentencing provisions of Am.Sub.S.B. No. 2 (146 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 7136) do not apply to Miller and other persons convicted and sentenced before July 1, 1996. State ex rel. Smith v. Sage (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 209, 699 N.E.2d 87, 88.

Judgment affirmed.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.

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