Chojnacki v. Cordray

{¶ 1} These consolidated causes present a single issue for resolution: Is a judgment denying a request for the appointment of counsel in a reclassification hearing held pursuant to 2007 Am.Sub.S.B. No. 10 (“S.B. 10” or the “Adam Walsh Act”) a final, appealable order?

{¶ 2} Appellant pleaded guilty to three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor in Cuyahoga County and was sentenced in 2006 to four years in prison on each count, to be served consecutively. After a classification hearing pursuant to R.C. Chapter 2950, the trial court found that appellant was not likely to reoffend and…