Patterson v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to compel the termination of a petitioner’s postrelease control. Because the petitioner had an adequate remedy by way of appeal from his sentencing entry to raise his claim, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Sentence and Postrelease Control

{¶ 2} In April 2003, the Richland County Court of Common Pleas convicted appellant, Scott Lee Patterson, of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, classified him as a sexual predator, and sentenced him to five years in prison. The…