People v. Hodges

The defendant, Ondra Hodges, was charged by complaint, and later by indictment, with the offense of retail theft. The charge was elevated to a felony because of two prior convictions for the same offense. In the defendant’s original two-day trial the jury was deadlocked and the trial court declared a mistrial. Following a second three-day trial the defendant was convicted of the offense of retail theft. The judge then sentenced the defendant to a term of three years of imprisonment and ordered the payment of fees and costs.

On appeal the defendant raises the following issue: Whether the trial…