State v. Henderson

Appellant has raised a sole proposition of law that reads as follows; “When a trial judge accepts a plea of guilty of an accused, this opérales as a conviction despite the fact that the judge delays sentencing.” More specifically, the issue to be resolved on this appeal concerns the intent of the General Assembly in enacting the phrase “previously been convicted of a theft offense” as it is used in R. C. 2913.02(B).

The provisions of that statute indicate the following:

“(A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over either: