Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. White, Appellee
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1998-12-02
Citations: 84 Ohio St. 3d 51
Docket Number: No. 98-1878
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. White, Appellee.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Douglas, F.E. Sweeney, Pfeifer, Cook and Lundberg Stratton, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 84
Pages: 51–51

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellant, v. White, Appellee.
[Cite as State v. White (1998), 84 Ohio St.3d 51.]
(No. 98-1878
Submitted October 13, 1998
Decided December 2, 1998.)
Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Craig T. Pearson, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Opinion:
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.