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Juvenile Sentencing in Ohio

Earlier, we posted on recent cases on juvenile sentencing at the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Ohio Supreme Court annouced a new ruling on juvenile sentencing.


The Court ruled that Ohio's Adam Walsh Act imposed unconstitutional automatic and lifelong registration and notification requirements on juvenile sex offenders, under both the United States Constitution and the Ohio Constition. Read the opinion here and Columbus Dispatch coverage here.