Chappell v. Morgan (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals granting the motion to dismiss of appellee, Donald Morgan, warden of the Southern Ohio Correctional Institution, and dismissing the petition of appellant, Ronald Chappell, for a writ of habeas corpus. On October 19, 2012, Chappell was convicted of four counts of harassment and one of vandalism and was sentenced by the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas to a total of five years of incarceration.

{¶ 2} Chappell alleged in this habeas petition to the Scioto County Court of Appeals that he had been denied his speedy-trial rights, and…