State v. Clinton

State: Ohio

Docket No: 1998-1395

Case Date: 12/02/1998

Plaintiff: State

Defendant: Clinton

Preview:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. CLINTON, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Clinton (1998), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 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. 98-1395 -- Submitted October 13, 1998 -- Decided December 2, 1998.) CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Erie County, No. E-97-097. __________________ Kevin J. Baxter, Erie County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mary Ann Barylski, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. __________________ 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 Ervin Clinton 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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