State ex rel. Nichols v. Eppinger (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} We affirm the Ninth District Court of Appeals’ dismissal of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by appellant, BreShaun Nichols. That court correctly held that Nichols did not allege a defect in the subject-matter jurisdiction of the sentencing court. Moreover, because Nichols was convicted of attempted murder, not attempted felony murder, his petition also fails on the merits.

{¶ 2} Nichols is currently incarcerated in the Grafton Correctional Institution. In 2009, a jury found him guilty of attempted murder and several other offenses, including aggravated robbery. The trial…