State v. Hardges

Defendant was convicted of racketeering, first-degree theft, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He appealed, challenging each of the convictions and the sentence imposed. We reversed the racketeering conviction on the ground that the indictment failed to specify a nexus between the predicate offenses that formed the basis for the charge and affirmed as to the other matters without opinion. State v. Hardges, 152 Or App 496, 952 P2d 574 (1998). We cited as authority for our decision State v. Fair, 145 Or App 96, 929 P2d 1012 (1998), in which we held that a nearly identical indictment was…