McDougald v. Brunsman , 130 Ohio St. 3d 22 ( 2011 )

[Cite as McDougald v. Brunsman, 130 Ohio St.3d 22, 2011-Ohio-4607.]
MCDOUGALD, APPELLANT, v. BRUNSMAN, WARDEN, APPELLEE.
[Cite as McDougald v. Brunsman, 130 Ohio St.3d 22, 2011-Ohio-4607.]
Habeas corpus—Invalidity of indictment, innocence of charge, and prosecutorial
misconduct are not claims cognizable in habeas corpus—Judgment
dismissing petition affirmed.
(No. 2011-0796—Submitted September 7, 2011—Decided
September 15, 2011.)
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Warren County, No. CA2011-02-011.
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Per Curiam.
{¶ 1} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals dismissing the
petition of appellant, Jerone McDougald, for a writ of habeas corpus. His claims
are not cognizable in habeas corpus. See Pishok v. Kelly, 122 Ohio St.3d 292,
2009-Ohio-3452, 910 N.E.2d 1033 (validity or sufficiency of charging
instrument); Junius v. Eberlin, 122 Ohio St.3d 53, 2009-Ohio-2383, 907 N.E.2d
1179 (actual innocence); Keith v. Bobby, 117 Ohio St.3d 470, 2008-Ohio-1443,
884 N.E.2d 1067, ¶ 15 (fraud upon the court, prosecutorial misconduct, and
perjured testimony).
Judgment affirmed.
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, O’DONNELL,
LANZINGER, CUPP, and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur.
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Jerone McDougald, pro se.
Michael DeWine, Attorney General, and Elizabeth A. Matune, Assistant
Attorney General, for appellee.
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