State v. Norgard

HAYS, Chief Justice.

The defendant, Robert Allan Norgard, pled guilty to the charge of first degree burglary in the nighttime, ARS § 13-302, subsec. B with priors, ARS § 13-1649, subsec. A, par. 1. Under ARS § 13-302, Norgard would have been subject to a sentence for from one (1) to fifteen (15) years. Under ARS § 13-1649, because of his prior convictions, he became subject to a sentence of from ten (10) years to life.

Norgard had originally pled not guilty. Five days before trial was scheduled, the County Attorney’s office filed a motion for leave to add addendum to the information alleging…