State ex rel. Johnson v. Pineda

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the petition of appellant, John A. Johnson, for a writ of habeas corpus. Res judicata bars Johnson from filing a successive habeas corpus petition insofar as he raises claims that he either raised or could have raised in his previous petitions. Keith v. Kelley, 125 Ohio St.3d 161, 2010-Ohio-1807, 926 N.E.2d 646, ¶ 1; State ex rel. Johnson v. Hudson, 118 Ohio St.3d 308, 2008-0hio-2451, 888 N.E.2d 1090; Johnson v. Mitchell (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 123, 707 N.E.2d 471. Res judicata “is applicable to successive habeas corpus petitions…