Hamilton v. Collins, Unpublished Decision (8-01-2003)

OPINION.

{¶ 1} The instant case is a habeas corpus proceeding in which relator, Anton D. Hamilton, seeks his immediate release from the Lake County Jail. As the primary basis for his habeas corpus claim, relator contends that his present incarceration is improper because respondent, Judge Richard L. Collins of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas, has set his pretrial bail in the underlying criminal proceeding at an excessively high amount. For the following reasons, this court concludes that relator's petition does not state a viable claim for the requested relief.

{¶ 2} A review of relator's…