Jeffery Gourley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

Tavitas, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Jeffery Gourley appeals the trial court's dismissal of his motion to remove his sexually violent predator ("SVP") status. We affirm.

Issues

[2] Gourley raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as follows:

I. Whether the trial court erred in dismissing Gourley's motion to remove SVP status as barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

II. Whether the statutory scheme that classified Gourley as SVP by operation of law is unconstitutional.

Facts

[3] In October 1997, Gourley sexually molested a child. On December 17, 1997, Gourley and the State entered a plea agreement…