State Ex Rel. Smith v. Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals denying the request of appellant, Gregory Smith, 1 for a writ of habeas corpus to compel his release from confinement. Smith has an adequate remedy by way of appeal to raise his jurisdictional claim concerning his resentencing. See Patterson v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth., 120 Ohio St.3d 311, 2008-Ohio-6147, 898 N.E.2d 950, ¶ 8; State ex rel. Pruitt v. Cuyahoga Cty. Court of Common Pleas, 125 Ohio St.3d 402, 2010-Ohio-1808, 928 N.E.2d 722, ¶ 4. Moreover, res judicata bars Smith from filing a successive habeas corpus action to raise a claim that…