Monroe v. Jackson

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because the petitioner did not comply with the commitment-paper requirement of R.C. 2725.04(D) and raised a claim that is not cognizable in habeas corpus, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Appellant, Louis Monroe, filed a petition in the Court of Appeals for Warren County for a writ of habeas corpus to compel appellee, Warren Correctional Institution Warden Wanza Jackson, to release him from prison. Monroe claimed entitlement to the requested relief because of an allegedly defective criminal complaint, which led to his…