State v. Kelly, 07 Ma 27 (11-16-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant Richard Kelly was adjudicated a sexual predator in 1998 in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas. He filed a direct appeal of that decision, but lost the appeal in 2001. In late 2006, he filed a pro se "petition" with the trial court seeking to remove a registration requirement he believed was part of the 1998 ruling. The "petition" was overruled by the trial court without a hearing, and that decision is now challenged in this pro se appeal.

{¶ 2} Appellant argues that he cannot be required to register as a sexual predator because the registration requirements in…