State v. Becerill

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Appellant was tried to a jury, found guilty of two counts of armed robbery, and sentenced to concurrent terms of not less than ten nor more than thirty years’ imprisonment in the Arizona Department of Corrections. Three prior felony convictions had been alleged and appellant was found to have committed those.

This appeal raises four questions:

1. Did the trial court disregard the requirements of 17A A.R.S., Rules of Evidence, Rule 609, when it denied appellant’s motion to suppress impeachment evidence of prior felony convictions?

2. Was it error to deny appellant’s motion…