State v. Sabala

RYAN, Judge.

This appeal concerns a trial court’s use of amended Rule 22.4, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure (effective December 1, 1995), when the jury announced it was at an impasse. We find no error and thus affirm Anthony Lee Sabala’s (“Sabala”) conviction and sentence on one count of theft, a class 4 felony under Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) section 13-1802.

FACTS1 AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sabala was driving a stolen car on the morning of August 18, 1995. There was another person in the car. Officer Michael Cantrell saw Sabala and discovered the car was stolen. When Sabala…