Hunt v. Sheldon

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the amended petition of appellant, Rickie Lee Hunt, for a writ of habeas corpus to compel his release from prison. “ ‘[H]abeas corpus is proper in the criminal context only if the petitioner is entitled to immediate release from prison or some other physical confinement.’ ” Keith v. Bobby, 117 Ohio St.3d 470, 2008-Ohio-1443, 884 N.E.2d 1067, ¶ 12, quoting Scanlon v. Brunsman, 112 Ohio St.3d 151, 2006-Ohio-6522, 858 N.E.2d 411, ¶ 4. Hunt’s prison sentence has not expired, and he has no inherent or constitutional right to be…