State v. Pope

— Michael Pope and Monte Robin Kaija, Jr., the defendants in these linked cases, appeal convictions of bail jumping for failure to appear at probation violation hearings. Pope and Kaija both claim that the bail jumping statute does not apply in this context. Kaija also argues that the jury instructions in his case were deficient. Because we hold that the bail jumping statute applies, we affirm Pope’s conviction. Because we hold that Kaija’s “to *626convict” instruction lacked an essential element, we reverse Kaija’s conviction.

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Michael Pope

Michael Pope was convicted of a class B felony in…