State v. Smith

SHELLEY, Judge.

On March 6, 1985, after a jury trial, defendant John Arthur Smith and his codefendant, Julie Lynn Cunningham, were each convicted of one count of armed robbery, A.R.S. § 13-1904. Defendant Cunningham’s conviction and sentence were affirmed by a memorandum decision of the court of appeals. State v. Cunningham (Smith), 1 CA-CR 9006, memo. dec. filed Feb. 6, 1986.

Because Smith committed this crime while on probation, the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for twenty-five years, A.R.S. § 13-604.01. Defendant appealed his conviction to this…