State v. Ferguson, 88450 (6-7-2007)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Andrew J. Ferguson, appeals from a common pleas court order finding him to be a sexual predator. He argues that the court erred by failing to specifically address all of the statutory factors as required, the court erred by failing to find he was an habitual sexual offender, and Ohio's sexual predator statutes are unconstitutional ex post facto legislation. We find no error in the proceedings below. We also find that R.C. 2950.01 et seq. is not an unconstitutional ex post facto law. Accordingly, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Appellant was convicted of…