STATE v. BLANKENSHIP

No. 2014-0363.

145 Ohio St.3d 221 (2015)

2015-Ohio-4624

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. BLANKENSHIP, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided November 12, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Andrew Wilson , Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, and Ryan A. Saunders , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

Timothy Young , Ohio Public Defender, and Katherine R. Ross-Kinzie , Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Ron O'Brien , Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, and Steven L. Taylor , Chief Counsel, Appellate Division, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney.

Joseph T. Deters , Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, and Paula E. Adams , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association.


{¶ 1} Appellant, Travis Blankenship, challenges as cruel and unusual punishment the sex-offender-registration and address-verification requirements imposed upon him as part of his sentence for violating R.C. 2907.04 by engaging in unlawful sexual conduct with M.H., a 15-year-old, when he was 21. Because we hold that...

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