[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 168.]

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. SPRAFKA, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Sprafka, 1998-Ohio-554.]

Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on the authority of State v. Rush. (No. 98-1028—Submitted August 19, 1998—Decided September 23, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lake County, No. 96-L-137. __________________ Charles E. Coulson, Lake County Prosecuting Attorney, and Julie Mitrovich King, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellee.

R. Paul LaPlante, Lake County Public Defender, and Vanessa Mac Knight, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of State v. Rush (1998), 83 Ohio St.3d 53, 697 N.E.2d 634.

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