STATE EX REL. WYNN v. McFAUL

No. 97-2036.

81 Ohio St.3d 193 (1998)

THE STATE EX REL. WYNN, APPELLANT, v. McFAUL, SHERIFF, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turhan Wynn, pro se.

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Diane Smilanick, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.


Per Curiam.

Wynn asserts that the court of appeals erred in dismissing his petition. In order to withstand dismissal, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus must conform to R.C. 2725.04 and allege with particularity the extraordinary circumstances entitling the petitioner to the writ. Workman v. Shiplevy (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 174, 685 N.E.2d 231.

The court of appeals properly dismissed...

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