State v. Lewis

Miller, Judge.

{¶ 1} What happens when a defendant is properly classified as a Tier I sex offender, but the court affords the defendant imperfect notice of the effects thereof? The trial court has vacated the Tier I classification. We hold this was incorrect. The correct remedy is to afford the proper notice. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment below and remand for the court to provide the statutorily required notice.

{¶ 2} On October 13, 2009, defendant-appellee Lyn Lewis pleaded no contest to, was found guilty of, and was sentenced for sexual imposition against a 16-year-old girl. Although…