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State v. Lynch

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Ashtabula County
Feb 26, 1999
CASE NO. 98-A-0013 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 26, 1999)

Opinion

CASE NO. 98-A-0013

February 26, 1999

CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS:

Criminal Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas Case No. 12993.

JUDGMENT: Affirmed.

THOMAS L. SARTINI, ASHTABULA COUNTY, PROSECUTOR; LINDA G. SILAKOSKI, ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR, (For Plaintiff-Appellant).

WILLIAM E. McCARTHY, ASHTABULA COUNTY, PUBLIC DEFENDER, (For Defendant-Appellee).


On November 13, 1990, appellee, Kenneth E. Lynch, pleaded guilty to attempted rape, in violation of R.C. 2923.02 and 2907.02(A)(1)(b). He was subsequently sentenced by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas to serve an indefinite term of incarceration of five to fifteen years.

On May 13, 1997, the trial court issued a judgment entry indicating that it had received a recommendation from the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction ("DRC") that appellee be adjudicated a sexual predator. The trial court ordered the Ashtabula County Prosecutor to review the recommendation of the DRC and advise the court within sixty days whether the state believed it could present sufficient evidence to support a determination that appellee is a sexual predator. Appellant did not respond to the trial court's request.

By judgment entry filed February 10, 1998, the trial court, pursuant to appellee's motion to dismiss, determined that Ohio's version of Megan's Law was unconstitutional as applied to appellee. Appellant appealed, and, pursuant to this court's decision in State v. Williams (Jan. 29, 1999), Lake App. No. 97-L-191, unreported, the trial court's judgment dismissing the sexual predator proceedings is hereby affirmed on alternative grounds.

--------------------- JUDGE ROBERT A. NADER

FORD, P.J., O'NEILL, J., concur.

HON. DONALD R. FORD, P.J., HON. ROBERT A. NADER, J., HON. WILLIAM M. O'NEILL, J., JUDGES.


Summaries of

State v. Lynch

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Ashtabula County
Feb 26, 1999
CASE NO. 98-A-0013 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 26, 1999)
Case details for

State v. Lynch

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. KENNETH E. LYNCH, Defendant-Appellee

Court:Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Ashtabula County

Date published: Feb 26, 1999

Citations

CASE NO. 98-A-0013 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 26, 1999)