The writ of habeas corpus may be granted by the supreme court, court of appeals, court of common pleas, probate court, or by a judge of any such court.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2725.02
Courts authorized to grant writ
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Saulsbury v. Green (1963)
Most recently applied in Eugene E. Williams v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent (July 1977)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.