Ohio Supreme Court May 14, 1997, No. 96-2752 (State ex rel. Williams v. Brigano)

Per Curiam.

Williams asserts that the court of appeals erred in dismissing his habeas corpus petition. Williams’s assertion lacks merit for the following reasons.

First, a claimed denial of the right to a speedy trial is not cognizable in habeas corpus. State ex rel. Dotson v. Rogers (1993), 66 Ohio St.3d 25, 607 N.E.2d 453. Instead, appeal is the appropriate remedy to raise this claim. Russell v.