State v. Aubrey

Kline, Judge.

{¶ 1} John Aubrey appeals one of his three sexual-battery convictions from the Vinton County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court overruled Aubrey’s motion to dismiss, finding that a 20-year, instead of a six-year, statute of limitations applied to him. On appeal, Aubrey contends that applying amended R.C. 2901.13 to him violates the Ex Post Facto Clause of the United States Constitution because his criminal act predates the effective date of the amended statute. We disagree because we find that the Ex Post Facto Clause does not prohibit extending the statute of limitations…