State v. Swafford

BERGER, Judge.

Christopher Neal Swafford ("Defendant") appeals from the trial court's order requiring him to enroll in satellite-based monitoring ("SBM") and register as a sex offender. Defendant did not properly appeal this order. As explained below, because the arguments Defendant seeks to raise in this appeal are either procedurally barred or meritless, in our discretion we decline to issue a writ of certiorari and dismiss this appeal.

Factual and Procedural Background

On December 7, 2015, Defendant was indicted for statutory rape, statutory sexual offense, and incest with a fourteen-year-old…