State v. Auch

Green, J.:

Dallas Auch appeals his jury trial conviction of one count of forgery in violation of K.S.A. 21-3710(a)(l). Auch raises five arguments on appeal. First, Auch argues that the trial court committed plain error by allowing him to be prosecuted on multiple counts of forgery, which exposed him to double jeopardy and undue prejudice at trial. Nevertheless, because Auch was not convicted of multiple violations of the same statute, we find no double jeopardy violation under our Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Schoonover, 281 Kan. 453, 133 P.3d 48 (2006). In addition, Auch’s failure to…