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State v. Noble

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Lake County
Feb 12, 1999
Case No. 97-L-240 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 12, 1999)

Opinion

Case No. 97-L-240.

February 12, 1999.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 93 CR 000687.

CHARLES E. COULSON, LAKE COUNTY PROSECUTOR, VINCENT A. CULOTTA, JULIE MITROVICH KING, ASSISTANT PROSECUTORS, (For Plaintiff-Appellant).

R. PAUL LaPLANTE, LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER, GRAIG E. KLUGE, ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, (For Defendant-Appellee).

JUDGES

HON. DONALD R. FORD, P.J.,

HON. ROBERT A. NADER, J.,

HON. WILLIAM M. O'NEILL, J.


OPINION


Following a jury trial, appellee, Roger Noble, was found guilty on one count of rape, in violation of R.C. 2907.02, one count of kidnapping, in violation of R.C. 2905.01, and one count of gross sexual imposition, in violation of R.C. 2907.05. On May 9, 1994, the Lake County Court of Common Pleas sentenced appellee to serve a life term of imprisonment on the charge of rape, and an indefinite term of incarceration of four to ten years on the count of gross sexual imposition, to be served concurrently. The trial court determined that the charge of kidnapping was an allied offense to the charge of rape and ordered no further sentence as to that count. Having been found guilty of a sexually oriented offense, appellee became subject to a sexual predator hearing under Ohio's version of Megan's Law, newly amended R.C. Chapter 2950.

By judgment entry filed August 25, 1997, the trial court, sua sponte, dismissed the proceedings for adjudicating appellee as a sexual predator, holding 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 judgment of the trial court is affirmed. _________________________________ JUDGE WILLIAM M. O'NEILL

FORD, P.J.,

NADER, J., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Noble

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District, Lake County
Feb 12, 1999
Case No. 97-L-240 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 12, 1999)
Case details for

State v. Noble

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ROGER NOBLE, Defendant-Appellee

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

Date published: Feb 12, 1999

Citations

Case No. 97-L-240 (Ohio Ct. App. Feb. 12, 1999)