State v. Ward

I concur with the majority on the affirmance of the conviction. I accept the analysis and opinion of the panel on the issue of change of venue and the issue of admissibility of prior conviction for impeachment use.

However, on the third legal issue, the computation of the defendant’s criminal history score, I would reverse the decision of the trial court and remand the case for the imposition of a sentence based on a criminal history score of two rather than three.

The State accepted appellant’s factual recitation of the relevant dates and background on this issue. The majority opinion also…