COOK v. MAXWELL

No. 39233.

2 Ohio St. 2d 107 (1965)

COOK v. MAXWELL, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 21, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edgar Garland Cook, in propria persona.

Mr. William B. Saxbe, attorney general, and Mr. William C. Baird, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

In this action, petitioner lists 15 grounds upon which he claims he is entitled to release. Most of petitioner's argument at the hearing, as in a prior habeas corpus proceeding (Cook v. Maxwell, Warden, 177 Ohio St. 18), was directed to the point that he is innocent. Guilt or innocence of an accused is not a question cognizable in habeas corpus. Spence v. Sacks, Warden, ...

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