State ex rel. Johnson v. Ohio Adult Parole Authority

{¶ 1} In 1989, appellant, Gregory D. Johnson, was convicted of felonious assault and sentenced to a prison term of four to fifteen years. A year after being paroled, Johnson was arrested and charged with domestic violence. On January 8, 1997, appellee, Ohio Adult Parole Authority (“APA”), held a parole-revocation hearing, following which it concluded that Johnson had committed the charged parole violation. The APA revoked his parole.

{¶ 2} In March 1997, the Ohio Parole Board held a release-consideration hearing and recommended that Johnson remain in prison until the maximum *464expiration of his…