State ex rel. Zanders v. Ohio Parole Bd.
| Decision Date | 29 July 1998 |
| Docket Number | No. 98-34,98-34 |
| Citation | 82 Ohio St.3d 421,696 N.E.2d 594 |
| Parties | The STATE ex rel. ZANDERS, Appellant, v. OHIO PAROLE BOARD, Appellee. |
| Court | Ohio Supreme Court |
Lawrence Zanders, pro se.
Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Karen L. Killian, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Zanders asserts in his sole proposition of law that the court of appeals erred in dismissing his petition. For the reasons that follow, however, Zanders's assertion lacks merit.
First, as the court of appeals held, Zanders failed to comply with the mandatory requirements of R.C. 2969.25 in commencing his action. See State ex rel. Alford v. Winters (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 285, 286, 685 N.E.2d 1242, 1242-1243. Like the appellant in Alford, Zanders does not assert that R.C. 2969.25 is inapplicable to habeas corpus and mandamus actions.
Second, the Parole Board possesses discretion to rescind an unexecuted order for a prisoner to receive parole at a future date. Hattie v. Anderson (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 232, 233, 626 N.E.2d 67, 70. Zanders has no right to be released before the expiration of his sentence. State ex rel. Lake v. Anderson (1997), 80 Ohio St.3d 491, 492, 687 N.E.2d 453.
Finally, Zanders was not entitled to a writ of mandamus because mandamus is not the appropriate remedy for persons claiming entitlement to release from prison. State ex rel. Smith v. Yost (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 111, 112, 689 N.E.2d 565, 566.
Based on the foregoing, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
Judgment affirmed.
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