Shoop v. State

{¶ 1} We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment dismissing a petition for writs of mandamus and procedendo. The arguments raised by appellant, Frank Ray Shoop, in support of his petition for a writ of mandamus relate to issues that he could have raised on appeal, thus precluding a writ of mandamus. And appellee Judge Reginald Routson has ruled on his “motion to vacate a void judgment,” thus precluding a writ of procedendo.

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{¶ 2} Shoop was found guilty of felonious sexual penetration and sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison in 1992. He appealed, and the conviction…