Dean v. Marquis (Slip Opinion)

*342 {¶ 1} Appellant, Ralph Dean, appeals the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Allegations in the complaint

{¶ 2} Dean's complaint alleges the following facts, which, for purposes of reviewing the court of appeals' dismissal of his petition, we accept as true. LGR Realty, Inc. v. Frank & London Ins. Agency , 152 Ohio St.3d 517 , 2018-Ohio-334 , 98 N.E.3d 241 , ¶ 10.

{¶ 3} On November 9, 1976, Dean was indicted in Richland County, Ohio, on one count of aggravated murder and one count of kidnapping. Three days later, he was…