1998 OHIO 576 - State v. Fielder

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at

84 Ohio St.3d 14

.]




              THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. FIELDER, APPELLEE.
                      [Cite as State v. Fielder,

1998-Ohio-576

.]
Criminal procedure—Classification as sexual predator—Court of appeals’
        judgment reversed and trial court’s finding that defendant is a sexual
        predator reinstated on authority of State v. Cook.
   (No. 97-2323—Submitted October 13, 1998—Decided November 25, 1998.)
       APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Union County, No. 14-97-10.
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        R. Larry Schneider, Union County Prosecuting Attorney, and Rick Rodger,
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.
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        {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of
State v. Cook (1998),

83 Ohio St.3d 404

700 N.E.2d 570

.
        {¶ 2} The trial court’s finding that Michael Fielder is a sexual predator is
reinstated.
        MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and
LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur.
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