1998 OHIO 665 - State v. White

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at

84 Ohio St.3d 51

.]




              THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WHITE, APPELLEE.
                       [Cite as State v. White,

1998-Ohio-665

.]
Certification of conflict allowed—Criminal procedure—Classification as sexual
        predator—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on authority of State v.
        Cook—Trial court’s finding that defendant is a sexual predator reinstated.
   (No. 98-1878—Submitted October 13, 1998—Decided December 2, 1998.)
       CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Lucas County, No. L-97-1279.
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        Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Craig T. Pearson,
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.
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        {¶ 1} The certified conflict is allowed.
        {¶ 2} 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

.
        {¶ 3} The trial court’s finding that James E. White is a sexual predator is
reinstated.
        MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG
STRATTON, JJ., concur.
        RESNICK, J., not participating.
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