State ex rel. Mason v. Griffin

Mason asserts in his sole proposition of law that a writ of mandamus must issue if a trial court refuses either to hold a hearing to determine whether the offender is a sexual predator or determine that the offender is not a sexual predator without a hearing. Judge Griffin counters that R.C. 2950.09(C)(2) authorizes him to decline to act on the ODRC recommendation and alternatively that R.C. 2950.09(C)(2) imposes no duty on him because its pertinent provisions are unconstitutional.

Effective January 1, 1997, the General Assembly established a new classification system for convicted sex…