State ex rel. Smith v. Schweitzer (Slip Opinion)

*232 {¶ 1} Appellant, Herbert Allen Smith, appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus that he filed against appellee, Thomas Schweitzer, warden of the Lebanon Correctional Facility, where Smith is incarcerated. We affirm.

Background

{¶ 2} In 1977, Smith was convicted of kidnapping and was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. On August 3, 1981, he was released on parole. While under supervision, he committed a new felony. Between December 2, 1981, and May 7, 1991, he was a parole violator at large. On October *817 17, 1994, Smith pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. The common…