WOODS v. TELB

No. 99-1419.

89 Ohio St.3d 504 (2000)

WOODS, APPELLEE, v. TELB, SHERIFF, ET AL., APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon D. Richardson, for appellee.

Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, John J. Weglian, Brenda J. Majdalani and Eric A. Baum, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant Lucas County Sheriff James A. Telb.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, David M. Gormley, Associate Solicitor, and M. Scott Criss, Assistant Attorney General, for appellants Parole Officer Eddie Hopkins and Ohio Adult Parole Authority.


Submitted April 12, 2000 at the Geauga County Session.

LUNDBERG STRATTON, J.

Today we examine the validity of R.C. 2967.28, Ohio's post-release control statute. The court of appeals held that the statute was unconstitutional in that it violated the separation of powers doctrine and the Due Process Clauses of the United States and Ohio Constitutions. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

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