OHIO SUPREME COURT RULES RECLASSIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS VIOLATES SEPARATION OF POWERS

For Immediate Release On June 3, 2010, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a 5-1 decision in State v. Bodyke, holding that the reclassification of sex offenders under the Adam Walsh Act violates the constitutiona doctrine of separation of powers.  In 2007, the Ohio General Assembly passed the Adam Walsh Act, requiring persons convicted of sexual …