State v. Brown

DeGenaro, Judge.

{¶ 1} This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court and the parties’ briefs. Defendant-appellant, James Edward Brown, ap peals from the judgment of the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas that determined he was a sexual predator in accordance with R.C. 2950.09. We are asked to decide whether the trial court (1) had jurisdiction to conduct the sexual predator proceeding, (2) properly admitted certain evidence during that proceeding, and (3) determined that Brown is a sexual predator by clear and convincing evidence. We conclude that the trial…