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State ex rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

State ex rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided August 30, 2000 · Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney
89 Ohio St. 3d 496; 733 N.E.2d 609

State ex rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

Opinion of the Court

Appellant had adequate legal remedies to raise his claims. Moreover, habeas corpus, not mandamus, is the proper action to seek release from prison. See *497State ex rel. Milner v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth. (2000), 87 Ohio St.3d 567, 568, 722 N.E.2d 72. Accordingly, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed.

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

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