Phillips v. Irwin

{¶ 1} In March 2002, appellant, Betty Jane Phillips, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to compel appellee, Greene County Sheriff Jerry Irwin, to release her from the Greene County Jail. The petition was not verified in accordance with R.C. 2725.04. On March 20, 2002, the court of appeals sua sponte dismissed the petition because of the lack of verification. See Chari v. Vore (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 323, 327, 744 N.E.2d 763.

Betty Jane Phillips, pro se. William F. Schenck, Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert K. Hendrix, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

{¶ 2} On…