State v. Cech

¶1 Appellant Casey Cech (Cech) appeals from the order of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, denying his motion to dismiss on grounds of double jeopardy. We reverse.

¶2 We consider the following issue on appeal:

¶3 Did the District Court err by ruling that Cech’s conviction of possession of stolen property in Washington did not bar a subsequent prosecution for theft of the property in Montana?

BACKGROUND

¶4 On October 15,2004, Cech test-drove a silver 2001 Honda Accord, reportedly valued at $25,000, belonging to SFE Auto Sales (SFE) of Corvallis, Montana. Cech failed to…