Amstutz v. Eberlin

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because appellant had an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law to raise his claim and res judicata bars his successive habeas corpus petition, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In 1999, appellant, Ricky Lee Amstutz, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter with an accompanying firearm specification and one count of having weapons while under disability and was sentenced to an aggregate 14-year prison term. We subsequently dismissed Amstutz’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Amstutz v. Eberlin,…