STATE v. HOWARD

No. 2011-2126.

134 Ohio St.3d 467 (2012)

2012-Ohio-5738

THE STATE OF OHIO, Appellant, v. HOWARD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 6, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mathias H. Heck Jr. , Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, and Johnna M. Shia , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Marshall G. Lachman , for appellee.

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel T. Van , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.


PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The issue we address in this case is whether current R.C. 2950.99 or former R.C. 2950.99 governs the penalty for sex offenders originally classified under Megan's Law who violate former R.C. 2950.05 by failing to give proper notice of an address change. We hold that former R.C. 2950.99 governs the penalty in such cases, specifically, the version of R.C. 2950.99 in place...

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