State of Arizona v. Anthony Duran

Justice PELANDER,

opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 After rejecting a proposed plea agreement, the trial court erroneously ruled that the State could impeach defendant Anthony Duran with statements he made in connection with his change of plea if he testified inconsistently with them at trial. Duran objected to this ruling and asserts it caused him to choose not to testify. We hold that Duran cannot raise the trial court’s error on appeal because a defendant must testify to preserve a challenge to a ruling permitting the use of evidence for impeachment.

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¶ 2 The State charged Duran with four felonies…