[Cite as Young v. Foley , 2022

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- 2259.]

STATE OF OHIO ) IN THE COURT OF APPEALS )ss: NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF LORAIN )

GEORGE R. YOUNG

Petitioner

v.

KEITH J. FOLEY , WARDEN
Respondent C.A. No. 22CA01184 0

ORIGINAL ACTION IN HABEAS CORPUS

Dated: June 30, 2022

PER CURIAM.
{¶1} Petitioner, George R. Young , has petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus
to compel Respondent, Warden Foley , to release him from custody. Because Mr. Young
obviously cannot prevail on the facts alleged in his petition, this Court dismisses the case.
{¶2} Sua sponte dismissal o f a petition, without notice, is appropriate only if the
petition is frivolous or the claimant obviously cannot prevail on the facts alleged in the petition.
See, e.g., State ex rel. Duran v. Kelsey , 106 Ohio St.3d 58, 2005

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- 3674, ¶ 7. Mr. Young
cannot prevail on the facts alleged in his petition because h e is, as a matter of law, not entitled to
habeas corpus relief.
Requirements for the Writ of Habeas Corpus
{¶3} State habeas corpus relief is available in specific, extraordinary circumstances.
R.C. Chapter 2725 prescribes the procedure for bringing a habeas corpus action. The petitioner
must file a petition that contains specific, required, information. If this Court concludes that the
petition states a facially valid claim, it must allow the writ. R.C. 2725.06. On the other hand, ifC.A. No. 22CA001840 Page 2 of 4
the petition fails to state a claim, this Court should dismiss the petition. Chari v. Vore , 91 Ohio

St.3d 323, 327 (2001).
{¶4} For this Court to grant the writ, Mr. Young must demonstrate that there is an

unlawful restraint of his liberty or that the judgment of conviction and sentence is void due to
lack of jurisdiction. Pegan v. Crawmer , 76 Ohio St.3d 97, 99

- 100 (1996). Habeas corpus relief
“is generally available only when the petitioner ’ s maximum sentence has expired and he is being
held unlawfully.” (Citations and internal quotation marks omitted) State ex rel. Guthrie v.

Fender
, Slip Opinion No. 2022

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- 767, ¶ 10. In other words, h abeas corpus relief is available
only if the petitioner is entitled to immediate release from custody. Id. , quoting Scarberry v.

Turner , 139 Ohio St.3d 111, 2014

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- 1587, ¶ 14.

Mr. Young ’s claim
{¶5} According to Mr. Young’s petition, he was convicted of several offenses,

includ ing multiple counts of felonious assault with firearm specifications. He alleges that his
convictions are void because there was an error in the bindover procedure from the municipal

court to the court of common pleas.
Mr. Young is not entitled to the Writ
{¶6} Even if we assume , for the sake of argument, that Mr. Young is correct that an
error in the bindover procedure resulted in a void judgment of conviction, he is not entitled to the
writ of habeas corpus. One of the requirements for this Court to grant the writ of habeas corpus
is that Mr. Young must be entitled to immediate release from prison. See, e.g., Leyman v.

Bradshaw , 146 Ohio St.3d 522, 2016

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- 1093, ¶ 8

. {¶7} Mr. Young attached to his petition copies of hi s commitment papers, as required
by R.C. 2725.04. In addition to the sentencing entry related to this case, Mr. Young included theC.A. No. 22CA001840 Page 3 of 4
judgment of conviction for another case involving his conviction s for rape and kidnapping. Upon
review of that order, it is clear that Mr. Young is currently serving a sentence for another offense
completely unrelated to the offenses he has challenged in this action

. I n 2016
, Mr. Young was
sentenced to serve 11 years for his rape conviction. State v. Young , Cuyahoga Cty. Comm. Pls.

No. CR

- 13

- 573424

- A. Further, a ccording to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and
Correction’s Offender Search website, Mr. Young received an 11 year sentence effective in June

2016 and he received no days of jail time credit as part of his sentence

. See
https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A640832 (accessed April 13,

2022). See, also, State ex rel. Hawkins v. Haas , 141 Ohio St.3d 98, 2014

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- 5196, ¶ 4 (relying
on Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search website to determine
petitioner’s incarceration status).
{¶8} Even if this Court accepted Mr. Young’s argument s in his petition
, Mr. Young is

not eligible for immediate release from c ustody because he is also serving a sentence for rape

. A
petitioner must be eligible for immediate release from prison to be entitled to the writ of habeas

corpus. Leyman at ¶ 8. Because Mr. Young is not eligible for immediate release from prison, he

is not entitled to the writ of habeas corpus and this case must be dismissed.
{¶9} Costs are taxed to Mr. Young . The clerk of courts is hereby directed to serve upon
all parties not in default notice of this judgment and its date of entry upon the journal. See Civ.R.

58.



### JENNIFER L. HENSAL FOR THE COURTC.A. No. 22CA001840 Page 4 of 4



### CARR, J. SUTTON, J. CONCUR.

APPEARANCES:

GEORGE R. YOUNG , Pro Se, Petitioner.