[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 567.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. SNELL, APPELLEE. [Cite as State v. Snell, 1998-Ohio-714.]

Criminal procedure—Classification as sexual predator—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause 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. 97-2492—Submitted October 13, 1998—Decided November 18, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Seneca County, No. 13-97-20. __________________ Paul F. Kutscher, Jr., Seneca County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kenneth H. Egbert, Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 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. __________________