{¶ 1} This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Because the petition does not state a viable habeas corpus claim, we affirm.
{¶ 2} In 2004, appellant, Cedric Lynch, was convicted of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, possession of cocaine, and possession of criminal tools and was sentenced to an aggregate prison term of seven years. On appeal, the court of appeals rejected Lynch’s argument that his conviction for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity was against the manifest weight of the evidence. State v. Lynch, Lorain App. No. 04CA008531,
{¶ 3} In April 2006, Lynch filed a motion to vacate his judgment of conviction and sentence, which the trial court denied. On appeal, the court of appeals affirmed. State v. Lynch, Lorain App. No. 06CA008938,
{¶ 4} Lynch thereafter filed a petition in the Court of Appeals for Richland County for a writ of habeas corpus to compel appellee, Richland Correctional Institution Warden Julius Wilson, to release him from prison. Lynch again claimed that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to convict and sentence him for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity because there was only one predicate offense. In January 2007, the court of appeals dismissed the petition.
{¶ 5} We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals. Lynch’s claim that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction and sentence for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity is not cognizable in habeas corpus. “[H]abeas corpus is not available to remedy claims concerning * * * the sufficiency of the evidence.” State ex rel. Tarr v. Williams,
{¶ 6} Lynch could have raised this claim in a direct appeal or petition for postconviction relief. In fact, insofar as Lynch has already raised this claim, res judicata bars him from raising it again. See, e.g., State ex rel. Rash v. Jackson,
{¶ 7} Finally, even if these other remedies are no longer available to Lynch, he is not thereby entitled to an extraordinary writ. Jackson v. Wilson,
Judgment affirmed.