Legal Opinion
James v. State (Slip Opinion)
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 2016No. 2015-1230PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} Appellee, Omar K. James, a.k.a. Ahmad K. James, is seeking to be declared a wrongfully imprisoned individual as defined in R.C. 2743.48(A). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that he has not satisfied R.C. 2743.48(A)(5). Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.
Background
{¶ 2} In 1998, after a trial in which he represented himself, James was sentenced to 13 years in prison on various drug and weapons charges, including possession of cocaine and crack cocaine. James sought a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Doss v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 2012
- Ahmad James v. Anthony Brigano, Warden, Warren Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Mansaray v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 2014
- State v. LoveOhio Supreme Court · 2014
- James v. StateOhio Court of Appeals · 2014
3Cited by3 opinions
- State ex rel. O'Malley v. Russo (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2019
- Boyd v. StateOhio Court of Appeals · 2018
- James v. State (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2016