In re J.V.

[Cite as In re J.V., 134 Ohio St.3d 1,

2012-Ohio-4961.] IN RE J.V. [Cite as In re J.V., 134 Ohio St.3d 1,

2012-Ohio-4961.] Juvenile offenders—Invocation of adult portion of blended sentence—R.C. 2152.14(E)—Judicial fact-finding constitutional—Standard of proof. (No. 2011-0107—Submitted December 7, 2011—Decided October 30, 2012.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County, No. 94820,

2010-Ohio-5490. __________________ PFEIFER, J. Factual and Procedural Background {¶ 1} In June 2005, pursuant to a plea agreement, the trial court found juvenile appellant J.V. delinquent and guilty of one…