State v. McCown, 89542 (2-21-2008)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Kenneth McCown, appeals the decision of the trial court. Having reviewed the arguments of the parties and the pertinent law, we hereby affirm the lower court.

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{¶ 2} This is a sexual predator classification appeal. In 1994, appellant was convicted on his guilty pleas to rape, gross sexual imposition, and domestic violence. He was sentenced to six to twenty-five years in prison. In 2006, the state filed a motion requesting that appellant be adjudicated a sexual predator. In 2007, the court conducted a H.B. 180 hearing and classified appellant…