Legal Opinion
Waites v. Gansheimer
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 2006No. 2006-0753PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
{¶ 2} In January 1993, appellant, James S. Waites, was convicted of several crimes, including kidnapping and felonious sexual penetration, and was sentenced to prison.
{¶ 3} On January 17, 2006, Waites filed a petition in the Court of Appeals for Ashtabula County for a writ of habeas corpus to compel appellee, Lake Erie Correctional Institution Warden Rich Gansheimer, to release him from prison. Waites claimed that the warden had failed to provide reasonable medical care for his various medical conditions…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State ex rel. Johnson v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & CorrectionOhio Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by19 opinions
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