State v. Gray

State: Ohio

Docket No: 1998-2159

Case Date: 12/30/1998

Plaintiff: State

Defendant: Gray

Preview:THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. GRAY, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Gray (1998), 84 Ohio St.3d 214.] Certification of conflict accepted -- Criminal procedure -- Classification as sexual predator -- Court of appeals' judgment reversed and trial court's finding that defendant is a sexual predator reinstated on authority of State v. Cook. (No. 98-2159 -- Submitted November 10, 1998 -- Decided December 30, 1998.) CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Ottawa County, No. 97-OT-057. __________________ Mark E. Mulligan, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney, and Paul Skaff, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. __________________ The certification of conflict by the Court of Appeals for Ottawa County is accepted. 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 Daniel Gray is a sexual predator is reinstated. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. RESNICK, J., not participating.

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