State v. Hillis

Doan, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} On September 25,1995, defendant-appellant, George R. Hillis, pleaded no contest to two counts of felonious sexual penetration and one count of gross sexual imposition. 1 He was sentenced to concurrent terms of six to 25 years’ incarceration. On December 3, 2003, the trial court ordered Hillis to be returned from the Hocking Correctional Facility for the purpose of determining whether he should be classified as a sexual predator pursuant to R.C. 2950.09 et seq.

{¶ 2} The sexual-offender-classification hearing was to commence January 9, 2004. The case was continued…