Jackson v. Johnson

{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals granting the motion of appellee, Madison Correctional Institution Warden Rod B. Johnson, to dismiss the petition of appellant, Anthony Jackson, for a writ of habeas corpus. Jackson’s claims are defective, first, because he did not attach a complete copy of his commitment papers to the petition, as required by R.C. 2725.04(D). Specifically, Jackson was first sentenced on March 27, 2000, but the journal entry attached to his complaint for that date appears to lack the page containing the judge’s signature. In addition, he failed to attach the…