[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 76 Ohio St.3d 25.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. SMITH, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Smith, 1996-Ohio-79.]

Criminal law—Drug offenses—R.C. 2925.14(H) does not violate the due process or equal protection provisions of the Ohio and United States Constitutions. (No. 95-1183—Submitted June 5, 1996—Decided July 3, 1996.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Washington County, No. 94 CA 21. __________________ Robert J. Smith, for appellee.

David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender.

J. Michael Westfall, Assistant Public Defender, and Janet A. Fogle, Washington County Public Defender, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals, upholding the constitutionality of R.C. 2925.14(H), is affirmed on the authority of State v. Thompkins (1996), 75 Ohio St.3d 558, ___ N.E.2d ___.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________