State v. Armor

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 396

Syllabus

In an H.B. 180 sexual predator classification hearing for a current inmate who has served nearly 30 years in prison, the trial court did not err in classifying appellant as a sexual predator pursuant to former Megan's Law statutes where appellant did not demonstrate a lack of notice of the hearing constituting plain error, an argument regarding the alleged inapplicability of registration requirements failed to impact the assignment of error, and appellant's criminal record included two convictions for rape involving different women while he was on parole. Because appellant did not meet his burden of showing prejudice pursuant to Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), appellant's separate claim of ineffective assistance of counsel necessarily failed. Judgment affirmed.