1998 OHIO 677 - State v. Shaffer

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at

84 Ohio St.3d 49

.]




            THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SHAFFER, APPELLEE.
                      [Cite as State v. Shaffer,

1998-Ohio-677

.]
Criminal procedure—Classification as sexual predator—Court of appeals’
        judgment reversed on authority of State v. Cook—Sexual predator
        determination by trial court reinstated.
   (No. 98-1255—Submitted October 13, 1998—Decided December 2, 1998.)
       CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Marion County, No. 9-97-70.
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        Jim W. Slagle, Marion County 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 determination that Ronald R. Shaffer 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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