State v. Jansen

In this special statutory proceeding, the state appeals an order granting defendant’s motion to set aside her convictions for forgery and theft. The state argues that the trial court erred in granting the motion because defendant had multiple convictions within the preceding ten years. We agree and reverse.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. Defendant pleaded guilty and was convicted of second-degree forgery and third-degree theft in October 2000. Both charges arose out of the same criminal episode. Three years later, defendant moved for an order setting aside the convictions. At the…