Smith v. Johnson

Ohio Supreme Court
Smith v. Johnson, 2013 Ohio 403 (Ohio 2013)
135 Ohio St. 3d 250; 985 N.E.2d 1265
O'Connor, Pfeifer, O'Donnell, Lanzinger, Kennedy, French, O'Neill

Smith v. Johnson

Opinion

Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals granting the motion of appellee, Madison Correctional Institution Warden Rod B. Johnson, and dismissing the petition of appellant, James Smith, for a writ of habeas corpus. Smith’s claims of a speedy-trial violation and a defective jury-verdict form are not cognizable in habeas corpus, and he had an adequate remedy by appeal to raise them. See State ex rel. Hart v. Turner, 132 Ohio St.3d 479, 2012-Ohio-3305, 974 N.E.2d 87; State ex rel. Harsh v. Sheets, 132 Ohio St.3d 198, 2012-Ohio-2368, 970 *251 N.E.2d 926, ¶ 3; Smith v. Smith, 123 Ohio St.3d 145, 2009-Ohio-4691, 914 N.E.2d 1036.

James Smith, pro se. Michael DeWine, Attorney General, and William H. Lamb, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

O’Connor, C.J., and Pfeifer, O’Donnell, Lanzinger, Kennedy, French, and O’Neill, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name
Smith, Appellant, v. Johnson, Warden, Appellee
Status
Published