State Ex Rel. McKinney v. Defiance County Court of Common Pleas

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, Daniel P. McKinney, for a writ of mandamus to compel appellee, Defiance County Court of Common Pleas, to issue findings of fact and conclusions of law on the court’s denial of his petition for postconviction relief. Mandamus will not issue to compel an act that has already been performed. State ex rel. Madsen v. Foley Jones, 106 Ohio St.3d 178, 2005-Ohio-4381, 833 N.E.2d 291, ¶ 11. The common pleas court issued the requisite findings of fact and conclusions of law in February 2005. McKinney had an…