State v. Ge Her

OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

Appellant, who was convicted of violating predatory-offender registration requirements, challenges the imposition of a statutorily mandated ten-year conditional-release term for risk-level-III offenders. He argues that an offender’s risk level at the time of the violation is a fact that increases the statutory-maximum sentence, and therefore, pursuant to Apprendi and Blakely, must be determined by a jury, not the judge. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Ge Her was required to register as a predatory offender following convictions of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, conspiracy…