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Are Mandatory Sex-Offender Classifications Unconstitutional in Certain Cases?

Travis Blankenship v. State of Ohio, Case No. 2014-0363

Second District Court of Appeals (Clark County)

ISSUE: Do the mandatory sex-offender classifications in Ohio law constitute cruel and unusual punishment if the classification is grossly disproportionate to the nature of the offense and the character of the offender?
March 10, 2015