We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the following reasons.
First, a writ of mandamus will not issue if there is an adequate remedy in the ordinary course of the law. R.C. 2731.05. As we held in a habeas corpus case instituted by Smith in which he raised the same claim of an improper jury verdict, extraordinary relief is unavailable because Smith could have raised this claim in a direct appeal from his conviction...
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