State ex rel. Rackley v. Sloan (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} Appellant, Steven L. Rackley, appeals from the judgment of the Eleventh District Court of Appeals dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because he has, and has used, alternative remedies at law to raise his habeas claims, we affirm.

Relevant Background

{¶ 2} In April 2013, Rackley pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery and the trial court sentenced him to 19 years in prison. State v. Rackley, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 102962, 2015-Ohio-4504, 2015 WL 6550730. He is currently serving his prison sentence at the Lake Erie Correctional Institution.

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