State ex rel. Whiteside v. Fais

In 1986, appellant, Norman V. Whiteside, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder, and sentenced to prison. On appeal, the conviction was affirmed. State v. Whiteside (Feb. 10, 1987), Franklin App. No. 86AP-325, unreported, 1987 WL 6532. Whiteside subsequently filed a petition for postconviction relief.

In December 1999, Whiteside filed a complaint in the Court of Appeals for Franklin County for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Fais, to rule on his postconviction-relief petition. Whiteside also filed an…