State v. Carman, Unpublished Decision (3-21-2001)
State v. Carman, Unpublished Decision (3-21-2001)
Opinion of the Court
Defendant-appellant Jack G. Carman appeals from the judgment adjudicating him to be a sexual predator pursuant to R.C. Chapter 2950, Ohio's sexual-predator statutes. The classification as a sexual predator stemmed from a trial in which Carman had pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual imposition and to a specification of a previous conviction for a violent offense. By his guilty plea, Carman admitted that he had lured a mentally challenged adult woman into his apartment and attacked her. The trial court sentenced Carman to a three-to-five-year period of incarceration.
At an August 8, 2000, hearing, the state adduced evidence that Carman "is likely to engage in one or more sexually oriented offenses sometime in the future." R.C.
At the hearing, in response to questions posed by the trial court, Carman admitted he had a substance-abuse problem and "an unnatural appetite * * * for sex." At the conclusion of the hearing, the trial court found Carman to be a sexual predator.
On the authority of State v. Cook (1998),
In his final assignment of error, Carman contests the manifest weight of the evidence presented to support the adjudication. After reviewing the record and the comprehensive evidence of future dangerousness offered by the state, we hold that the trial court had ample evidentiary material before it to produce a firm belief or conviction that Carman was likely to commit another sexual offense. Consequently, the trial court properly found by clear and convincing evidence that Carman is a sexual predator. See R.C.
Therefore, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Further, a certified copy of this Judgment Entry shall constitute the mandate, which shall be sent to the trial court under App.R. 27. Costs shall be taxed under App.R. 24.
Gorman, P.J., Winkler and Shannon, JJ.
Raymond E. Shannon, retired, from the First Appellate District, sitting by assignment.
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