State ex rel. Harris v. Anderson

Harris asserts in his sole proposition of law that the sentencing court did not have jurisdiction over him because he was less than eighteen years old at the time the offenses were committed, and there was no bindover from a juvenile court.

Habeas corpus will lie in certain extraordinary circumstances where there is an unlawful restraint of a person’s liberty, and there is no adequate legal remedy, e.g., appeal or postconviction relief. State ex rel. Pirman v. Money (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 591, 593, 635 N.E.2d 26, 29.

At the time Harris was charged, convicted, and sentenced, R.C. 2151.26 provided: