Title: McDougald v. Brunsman

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

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[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as 
McDougald v. Brunsman, Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-4607.] 
 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2011-OHIO-4607 
MCDOUGALD, APPELLANT, v. BRUNSMAN, WARDEN, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as McDougald v. Brunsman, Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-4607.] 
Habeas corpus — Invalidity of indictment, innocence of charge, and prosecutorial 
misconduct are not claims cognizable in habeas corpus — Judgment 
dismissing petition affirmed. 
(No. 2011-0796 — Submitted September 7, 2011 — Decided  
September 15, 2011.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Warren County, No. CA2011-02-011. 
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Per Curiam. 
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the 
petition of appellant, Jerone McDougald, for a writ of habeas corpus.  His claims 
are not cognizable in habeas corpus.  See Pishok v. Kelly, 122 Ohio St.3d 292, 
2009-Ohio-3452, 910 N.E.2d 1033 (validity or sufficiency of charging 
instrument); Junius v. Eberlin, 122 Ohio St.3d 53, 2009-Ohio-2383, 907 N.E.2d 
1179 (actual innocence); Keith v. Bobby, 117 Ohio St.3d 470, 2008-Ohio-1443, 
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884 N.E.2d 1067, ¶ 15 (fraud upon the court, prosecutorial misconduct, and 
perjured testimony). 
Judgment affirmed. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL, 
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. 
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Jerone McDougald, pro se. 
 
Michael DeWine, Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Matune, Assistant 
Attorney General, for appellee. 
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