Title: State ex rel. Jackson v. McMonagle

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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State ex rel. Jackson, Appellant, v. McMonagle, Judge, Appellee.                 
[Cite as State ex rel. Jackson v. McMonagle (1993),       Ohio                   
St.3d     .]                                                                     
Criminal law -- Mandamus to compel hearing on application for                    
     postconviction relief -- Writ denied when adequate remedy                   
     by way of appeal exists.                                                    
     (No. 93-959 -- Submitted August 16, 1993 -- Decided                         
October 13, 1993.)                                                               
     Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No.                   
65070.                                                                           
     Appellant, Theodore R. Jackson, Jr., sought a writ of                       
mandamus in the court of appeals to compel appellee, Richard J.                  
McMonagle, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga                        
County, to hold a hearing on appellant's application for                         
postconviction relief.  The court of appeals dismissed the                       
petition, holding that appellee had no duty to hold a hearing.                   
     This cause is before the court upon an appeal as of right.                  
                                                                                 
     Theodore R. Jackson, Jr., pro se.                                           
     Stephanie Tubb Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting                           
Attorney, and Elaine Welsh, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for                  
appellee.                                                                        
                                                                                 
     Per Curiam.  The decision of the court of appeals is                        
affirmed.  Courts are not required to hold a hearing on all                      
postconviction cases.  R.C. 2953.21(C).  Appeal is an adequate                   
remedy at law.  State ex rel. Kaldor v. Court of Common Pleas                    
of Belmont Cty. (1984), 9 Ohio St.3d 114, 9 OBR 339, 459 N.E.2d                  
517.                                                                             
                                       Judgment affirmed.                        
     Moyer, C.J., A.W. Sweeney, Douglas, Wright,  Resnick, F.E.                  
Sweeney and Pfeifer, JJ., concur.