Title: State v. White

State: ohio

Issuer: Ohio Supreme Court

Document:

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. WHITE, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State v. White (1998), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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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The certified conflict is allowed. 
 
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. 
 
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.