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State ex Rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth

Supreme Court of Ohio
Aug 30, 2000
733 N.E.2d 609 (Ohio 2000)

Opinion

No. 99-2108.

Submitted April 26, 2000.

Decided August 30, 2000.

Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 99AP-235.

Paul Mancino, Jr., for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Jihad M. Smaili, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Appellant had adequate legal remedies to raise his claims. Moreover, habeas corpus, not mandamus, is the proper action to seek release from prison. See State 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.


Summaries of

State ex Rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth

Supreme Court of Ohio
Aug 30, 2000
733 N.E.2d 609 (Ohio 2000)
Case details for

State ex Rel. Carter v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth

Case Details

Full title:The State ex rel. Carter, Appellant, v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority…

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Aug 30, 2000

Citations

733 N.E.2d 609 (Ohio 2000)
733 N.E.2d 609

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