Title: Norris v. Welch

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 
Norris v. Welch, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-115.] 
 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2010-OHIO-115 
NORRIS, APPELLANT, v. WELCH, WARDEN, APPELLEE. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as Norris v. Welch, Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-115.] 
Appeal from dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus — Res judicata 
bars petitioner from filing a successive habeas corpus petition — 
Judgment affirmed. 
(No. 2009-1821 ─ Submitted January 13, 2010 ─ Decided January 21, 2010.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, 
No. L-09-1212, 2009-Ohio-4598. 
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Per Curiam. 
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the 
petition of appellant, Robert Lee Norris, for a writ of habeas corpus.  Res judicata 
barred Norris from filing a successive habeas corpus petition and from seeking 
successive appellate reviews of the same issues.  Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & 
Corr., 123 Ohio St.3d 87, 2009-Ohio-4081, 914 N.E.2d 367, ¶ 1; Shie v. Smith, 
123 Ohio St.3d 89, 2009-Ohio-4079, 914 N.E.2d 369, ¶ 2. 
Judgment affirmed. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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MOYER, 
C.J., 
and 
PFEIFER, 
LUNDBERG 
STRATTON, 
O’CONNOR, 
O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur. 
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Robert Lee Norris, pro se. 
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