Collins v. Hooks

{¶ 1} I disagree with the majority's decision to dismiss the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by petitioner, DeErnest D. Collins, who is currently an inmate at the Ross Correctional Institution. I would allow the writ and order respondent, Warden Mark Hooks, to file a return to the petition.

{¶ 2} Collins alleges that his prison term expired on March 10, 2019, but that he is not scheduled for release until March 10, 2022. The source of the three-year discrepancy is a sentencing entry filed on January 28, 2009, when Collins was 16 years old.

{¶ 3} The 2009 entry reflects that Collins…