Fortson v. Bradshaw

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing an inmate’s successive habeas corpus petition.

{¶ 2} In June 2000, the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas convicted appellant, Andrew Fortson, upon a jury verdict of aggravated murder and sentenced him to life in prison with parole eligibility after 20 years. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed. State v. Fortson (Aug. 2, 2001), Cuyahoga App. No. 78240, 2001 WL 898428.

{¶ 3} In October 2003, Fortson filed a petition in the Lorain County Court of Appeals for a writ of habeas corpus to compel his immediate release from prison. In response…