Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Patton, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1998-11-18
Citations: 83 Ohio St. 3d 566
Docket Number: No. 97-2318
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Patton, Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 83
Pages: 566–566

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. Patton, Appellee.
[Cite as State v. Patton (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 566.]
(No. 97-2318
Submitted October 13, 1998
Decided November 18, 1998.)
R. Larry Schneider, Union County Prosecuting Attorney, and Rick Rodger, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Opinion:
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 Jerry L. Patton is a sexual predator is reinstated.
Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.