State v. Lopez

OPINION

SCHROEDER, Judge.

The appellant pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement with the county attorney, to three counts of sale of a narcotic drug. He was sentenced to three concurrent terms of not less than five years nor more than ten years in the Arizona State Prison. On appeal, he argues that the guilty plea was improperly accepted because of the trial court’s failure to comply with Rule 17.2(b), (c) and (d), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Appellant first argues that the trial court failed to comply with 17.2(b), which in part requires that the court inform the defendant of the…