State ex rel. Steiner v. Rinfret

Summary

Mandamus; sentencing errors; adequate remedy at law. The Ohio Supreme Court held that a prisoner could not use a writ of mandamus to challenge his sentence because he had an adequate remedy through direct appeal. Sentencing errors generally may not be remedied through an extraordinary writ. The court affirmed dismissal of the mandamus petition.

Holdings

1. Sentencing errors may not be remedied through an extraordinary writ because the defendant usually has an adequate remedy at law through direct appeal.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court of appeals erred in dismissing Steiner's mandamus petition because he had an adequate remedy at law through direct appeal.

Disposition

affirmed