Defendant, who was convicted of first-degree theft following a jury trial, appeals and raises three assignments of error. In his first assignment of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred in imposing an upward departure sentence based on factors not alleged in the indictment. In his second assignment of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that it must find that defendant had a culpable mental state with respect to the value of the stolen property. In his third assignment of error, defendant argues that the trial court erred in failing to give a unanimous jury instruction.
As defendant acknowledges, this court has previously rejected the arguments he raises in his second and third assignments of error in
State v. Jones,
Affirmed.
