Case Title: State ex rel. Brantley v. Anderson

Citation: 1997-Ohio-11

Docket Number: 19961725

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1997-02-19T00:00:00Z

Document:
The State ex rel. Brantley, Appellant, v. Anderson, Warden, Appellee. 
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[Cite as State ex rel. Brantley v. Anderson (1997),      Ohio St.3d      .] 
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Habeas corpus -- Appeal is proper remedy for alleged violations of 
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speedy trial right. 
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(No. 96-1725 -- Submitted January 7, 1997 -- Decided February 19, 1997.) 
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Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Richland County, No. 96 CA 49. 
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Appellant, Reverend Gregory Brantley, filed a petition for a writ of habeas 
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corpus in the Court of Appeals for Richland County, alleging that he was being 
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unlawfully restrained of his liberty by appellee, Carl Anderson, Warden of 
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Mansfield Correctional Institute.  Brantley asserted that his sentencing court 
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lacked jurisdiction to try and convict him because it violated his right to a speedy 
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trial.  The court of appeals dismissed the petition.   
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The cause is now before this court upon an appeal as of right. 
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____________________ 
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Rev. Gregory Brantley, pro se. 
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Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Donald Gary Keyser, 
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Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. 
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____________________ 
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Per Curiam.  The court of appeals correctly determined that an appeal rather 
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than the extraordinary writ of habeas corpus is the appropriate remedy when 
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challenging claimed violations of an accused’s right to a speedy trial.  State ex rel. 
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Dotson v. Rogers (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 25, 607 N.E.2d 453; Russell v. Tate 
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(1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 444, 444-445, 596 N.E.2d 1039, 1040.   
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In addition, Brantley’s petition was subject to dismissal because he failed to 
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attach a copy of his alleged commitment.  R.C. 2725.04(D); Adkins v. McFaul 
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(1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 350, 353, 667 N.E.2d 1171, 1174.   
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Based on the foregoing, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. 
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Judgment affirmed. 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. 
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