Palmer v. Ghee

Hadley, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner-appellant, Donald Palmer appeals from the judgment entry of the Allen County Common Pleas Court granting the motion of respondent-appellee, Margaret Ghee’s, chairperson of the Ohio Adult Parole Authority (“OAPA”), for summary judgment and denying petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus.

On September 13, 1971, petitioner was convicted of sodomy and assault with a dangerous weapon and sentenced to one to twenty years in prison. On March 15, 1974, petitioner was paroled. Two months later, petitioner was arrested in Michigan and charged with theft and…