Case Name: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Haven, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2005-05-25
Citations: 105 Ohio St. 3d 418
Docket Number: Nos. 2004-1073 and 2004-1074
Parties: The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Haven, Appellant.
Judges: Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O’Connor and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 105
Pages: 418–419

Head Matter:
The State of Ohio, Appellee, v. Haven, Appellant.
[Cite as State v. Haven, 105 Ohio St.3d 418, 2005-Ohio-2286.]
(Nos. 2004-1073 and 2004-1074
Submitted April 13, 2005
Decided May 25, 2005.)
David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender, and Craig M. Jaquith, Assistant State Public Defender, for appellant.

Opinion:
{¶ 1} The Court of Appeals for Wayne County certified the following question to this court: "Can an offender be convicted of a sexually violent predator specification without there being a separate, prior conviction for a sexually violent offense?"
{¶ 2} On the authority of State v. Smith, 104 Ohio St.3d 106, 2004-Ohio-6238, 818 N.E.2d 283, we answer the certified question in the negative. Therefore, the judgment of the court of appeals is reversed to the extent it is inconsistent with State v. Smith, appellant's sexually-violent-predator specification conviction and sentence are vacated, and the cause is remanded to the trial court for resentencing consistent with State v. Smith.
Moyer, C.J., Resnick, Pfeifer, Lundberg Stratton, O'Connor and Lanzinger, JJ., concur.
O'Donnell, J., dissents.