In re J.E.M.

RüLON, J.:

JEM appeals the district court’s determination that his prior juvenile adjudications should be counted as convictions for purposes of enhancing a misdemeanor to a felony conviction. We reverse and remand the cause for further proceedings.

The facts of this case are not in dispute:

*597In March of 1994, the State filed a complaint against JEM for theft of property (cigarettes) valued at less than $500 in violation of K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 21-3701. The complaint alleged that, because JEM had been convicted of theft on two or more occasions within 5 years immediately prior to the instant…