Turner v. Brunsman

[Cite as Turner v. Brunsman, 123 Ohio St.3d 445, 2009-Ohio-5588.]
TURNER, APPELLANT, v. BRUNSMAN, WARDEN, APPELLEE.
[Cite as Turner v. Brunsman, 123 Ohio St.3d 445, 2009-Ohio-5588.]
Habeas corpus — Dismissal affirmed — Sentencing error not cognizable in
habeas corpus.
(No. 2009-1129 — Submitted October 20, 2009 — Decided October 28, 2009.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Warren County, No. CA2009-02-021.
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Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the
petition of appellant, Donald Turner, for a writ of habeas corpus. Turner’s claim
of nonjurisdictional sentencing errors is not cognizable in habeas corpus. See,
e.g., Dunn v. Smith, 119 Ohio St.3d 364, 2008-Ohio-4565, 894 N.E.2d 312, ¶ 10.
If, as Turner claims, the trial court refuses to issue a revised sentencing entry, he
may compel the court to act through an action for a writ of mandamus or a writ of
procedendo. Id. at ¶ 9.
Judgment affirmed.
MOYER, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’CONNOR,
O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, and CUPP, JJ., concur.
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Donald Turner, pro se.
Richard Cordray, Attorney General, and William H. Lamb, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
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