SMITH v. SEIDNER

No. 96-2710.

78 Ohio St.3d 172 (1997)

SMITH, APPELLANT, v. SEIDNER, WARDEN, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Smith, pro se.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Michael L. Bachman, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

Smith asserts in his sole proposition of law that the court of appeals erred by dismissing his habeas corpus petition. Smith's petition challenged the common pleas court's verdict form because it did not include the physical-harm specification contained in his indictment.

As the court of appeals held, habeas corpus is not available to challenge either the validity or sufficiency of an indictment. State ex rel. Simpson v. Lazaroff...

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