Case Title: In re D.J.S.

Citation: 2011-Ohio-5342

Docket Number: 2008-1624

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as In 
re D.J.S., Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-5342.] 
 
 
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2011-OHIO-5342 
IN RE D.J.S. 
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it 
may be cited as In re D.J.S., Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-5342.] 
Juvenile law—Sex-offender registration—2007 Am.Sub.S.B. No. 10, as applied to 
offenders who committed sex offenses prior to its enactment, violates Section 
28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly 
from passing retroactive laws. 
(No. 2008-1624—Submitted November 4, 2009—Decided October 20, 2011.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Allen County, No. 1-07-58,  
2008-Ohio-3234. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is 
remanded for application of State v. Williams, 129 Ohio St.3d 344, 2011-Ohio-
3374, ___ N.E.2d ___. 
O’CONNOR, C.J., and PFEIFER, LUNDBERG STRATTON, LANZINGER, CUPP, 
and MCGEE BROWN, JJ., concur. 
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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O’DONNELL, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of 
appeals. 
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Juergen A. Waldick, Allen County Prosecuting Attorney, and Christina L. 
Steffan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee. 
Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and Brooke M. 
Burns, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. 
Jeffrey M. Gamso, urging reversal for amici curiae American Civil 
Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Montgomery County Public Defender, 
Children’s Law Center, Inc., Central Juvenile Defender Center, and Ohio Justice 
and Policy Center. 
 
Marsha L. Levick, urging reversal for amicus curiae Juvenile Law Center. 
 
Katherine Hunt Federle, urging reversal for amici curiae Justice for 
Children Project et al. 
 
Yeura R. Venters, Franklin County Public Defender, and Paul Skendelas, 
Assistant Public Defender, urging reversal for amici curiae Franklin County 
Public Defender et al. 
 
Michael DeWine, Attorney General, Benjamin C. Mizer, Solicitor 
General, Alexandra T. Schimmer, Chief Deputy Solicitor General, David M. 
Lieberman, Deputy Solicitor, and Christopher P. Conomy, Assistant Solicitor, for 
amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General. 
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