State v. Young

Following a consolidated trial, defendant was convicted of, among other things, two counts of theft in the first degree. ORS 164.055 (since amended by Or Laws 1993, ch 252, § 5, and Or Laws 1993, ch 680, § 20). He challenges only those convictions. We affirm defendant’s conviction in CA A76406 without discussion, and write only to address his arguments regarding his conviction in CA A76405.

At the relevant time, theft in the first degree was defined as theft of $500 or more “in a single or aggregate transaction.”1 The charge at issue depends on an aggregation of the value of seven fraudulent…