Jefferson v. Bunting (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Appellant, Sell Jefferson, pro se, appeals from the judgment of the Third District Court of Appeals granting summary judgment to appellee, Jason Bunting, and dismissing Jefferson’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reason set forth below, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Jefferson is presently serving a life sentence at the Marion Correctional Institution on a 1975 Cuyahoga County conviction for aggravated murder. Bunting is the warden of that institution. On May 7, 2013, Jefferson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that he remained in prison solely under an order that the…