[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 84 Ohio St.3d 10.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. CLINGER, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Clinger, 1998-Ohio-693.]

Criminal procedure—Classification as sexual predator—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and remanded to trial court to conduct sexual predator classification hearing pursuant to R.C. 2950.09(C)(2) on authority of State v. Cook. (No. 98-874—Submitted October 13, 1998—Decided November 25, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Hancock County, No. 5-97-37. __________________ Robert A. Fry, Hancock County Prosecuting Attorney, and Mark C. Miller, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

David H. Bodiker, Ohio Public Defender, and Robert L. Lane, Chief Appellate Counsel, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} 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. {¶ 2} The cause is remanded to the trial court to conduct a sexual predator classification hearing pursuant to R.C. 2950.09(C)(2).

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