State v. Woolridge

In State v. Woolridge, Cuyahoga App. No. 90113, 2008 Ohio 3066, the state failed to present anything other than argument at the sexual predator classification hearing. The Court held that "insofar as the only presentation made by the state in support of its assertion that appellant was a sexual predator was argument of counsel, we conclude that the state has failed to sustain its burden of proof, and that this matter should be reversed and remanded to the trial court to vacate the finding that appellant is a sexual predator, enter a finding that appellant is a sexually oriented offender, and advise appellant appropriately." Id.