State ex rel. Jackson v. McMonagle, 93-959

Decision Date13 October 1993
Docket NumberNo. 93-959,93-959
Citation619 N.E.2d 1017,67 Ohio St.3d 450
PartiesSTATE ex rel. JACKSON, Appellant, v. McMONAGLE, Judge, Appellee.
CourtOhio Supreme Court

Appellant, Theodore R. Jackson, Jr., sought a writ of mandamus in the court of appeals to compel appellee, Richard J. McMonagle, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County, to hold a hearing on appellant's application for postconviction relief. The court of appeals dismissed the petition, holding that appellee had no duty to hold a hearing.

This cause is before the court upon an appeal as of right.

Theodore R. Jackson, Jr., pro se.

Stephanie Tubb Jones, Cuyahoga County Pros. Atty., and Elaine Welsh, Asst. Pros. Atty., for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the court of appeals is affirmed. Courts are not required to hold a hearing on all postconviction cases. R.C. 2953.21(C). Appeal is an adequate remedy at law. State ex rel. Kaldor v. Court of Common Pleas of Belmont Cty. (1984), 9 Ohio St.3d 114, 9 OBR 339, 459 N.E.2d 517.

Judgment affirmed.

MOYER, C.J., and A. WILLIAM SWEENEY, DOUGLAS, WRIGHT, RESNICK, FRANCIS E. SWEENEY, Sr. and PFEIFER, JJ., concur.

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