State v. Cook

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 404.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. COOK, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Cook,

1998-Ohio-291.] Criminal procedure—Classification as a sexual predator—R.C. 2950.09(B)(1) as applied to conduct prior to the effective date of the statute, does not violate the Retroactivity Clause of Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution or the Ex Post Facto Clause of Section 10, Article I of the United States Constitution. 1. R.C. 2950.09(B)(1), as applied to conduct prior to the effective date of the statute, does not violate the…