State v. Thomason

WILBUR, Justice.

[¶ 1.] After this Court vacated defendant’s conviction of aggravated theft by deception, the State brought new charges against defendant for forgery and offering false or forged instruments for filing, registering, or recording in a public office. Defendant moved to dismiss the charges asserting that double jeopardy, collateral estoppel, and res judicata barred the State’s successive prosecution. Defendant further asserted, that the indictment should be dismissed for improper venue. The circuit court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss, and a jury found defendant guilty of…