We affirm the judgment of the court of appeals for the following reasons.
First, Am.Sub.S.B. No. 2, 146 Ohio Laws, Part IV, 7136, does not apply to persons convicted and sentenced prior to July 1, 1996, and the court of appeals properly refused to retroactively apply the sentencing provisions of Am.Sub.S.B. No. 2 to Smith. State ex rel. Maynard v. Corrigan (1998),
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