State ex rel. Swain v. Harris (Slip Opinion)

*194 {¶ 1} Appellant, Sean Swain, appeals the judgment of the Twelfth District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Background

{¶ 2} Swain was convicted of aggravated murder in 1991, but his conviction was reversed on appeal and the cause was remanded to the Erie County Common Pleas Court. State v. Swain , 6th Dist. Erie No. E-91-80, 1993 WL 434581 , *1, 8 (Oct. 29, 1993). In 1995, Swain was retried, convicted of murder and aggravated murder, and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years. See State v. Swain , 6th Dist. Erie…