State v. Adams

Two principal issues must be decided by this court.

First, does a stipulation by the parties to the fact of a prior conviction act as a stipulation to the constitutionality of the conviction when the issue of the constitutionality of the prior conviction *297is not challenged by the defendant at trial?

Second, can the court of appeals presume that the trial court considered the sentencing factors set forth in R.C. 2929.12 when the record is silent in this regard?

We affirm the posture of the court of appeals on both of the issues for the reasons that follow.

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With respect to the first issue,…