In State ex rel. Richardson v. Winston, 8th Dist. No. 80425, 2001 Ohio 4145, 2001 Ohio App, the petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus on the basis that the common pleas court had never obtained jurisdiction to try him pursuant to an indictment because the proper procedure had not been followed in filing the original complaint before the municipal court. In holding that a viable claim for a writ had not been stated, the appellate court indicated that any flaw in the complaint would have had no effect upon the validity of the common pleas court's proceedings: "Therefore, the absence of a criminal complaint is irrelevant and does not void the petitioner's conviction." Richardson, 2001 Ohio 4145, 2001 Ohio App.