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Ohio's Post-Conviction Appeal Remedy, Timothy J. Murty
Ohio's Post-Conviction Appeal Remedy, Timothy J. Murty
Akron Law Review
Ohio has recently adopted legislation intended to provide a prisoner with a means of testing, in the court which originally imposed sentence, the constitutional validity of his sentence. This legislation is intended to provide a remedy which will supplement the writ of habeas corpus. Jurisdiction in habeas corpus proceedings lies in the court of the county in which the prisoner is confined. In recent years the courts located in counties containing state correctional institutions have been deluged with habeas corpus petitions.