A Vancouver man who was convicted in a stolen property case and on appeal was ordered to receive a new trial instead pleaded guilty Thursday to lesser charges.
Yevgeniy A. Smirnov, who’s about 37, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to attempted second-degree trafficking in stolen property and attempted second-degree theft with the intent to resell. Both are gross misdemeanors.
Smirnov had been found guilty of attempted first-degree trafficking in stolen property following a jury trial on Dec. 2, 2013.
The state appeals court reversed his conviction last summer because of a jury instruction error and ordered a new trial.
