SPEARS v. DeWEESE

No. 2003-2232.

102 Ohio St.3d 202 (2004)

2004-Ohio-2364

Spears, Appellant, v. DeWeese, Judge, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Spears, pro se.

James J. Mayer Jr., Richland County Prosecuting Attorney, and John Randolph Spon Jr., Chief Appellate Counsel, for appellee Judge DeWeese.

Jim Petro, Attorney General, and Mark J. Zemba, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Wilson.


Per Curiam.

{¶ 1} On November 5, 2002, appellee Judge James DeWeese of the Richland County Court of Common Pleas sentenced appellant, Gregory Spears, to five years in prison for rape.

{¶ 2} On December 5, 2003, Spears filed a petition in the Court of Appeals for Richland County for a writ of habeas corpus to compel his immediate release from prison. Spears named appellees, Judge DeWeese and Richland Correctional...

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