State v. King

OPINION

FROEB, Chief Judge.

The appellant, Clarence King, seeks by this appeal to invalidate his conviction for forgery, A.R.S. § 13-421, which was based upon a plea of no contest.

Appellant was charged with attempting to pass a forged check to an employee of a retail food establishment. He initially entered a plea of not guilty, and appellee thereafter moved to add an allegation of prior felony conviction. The parties subsequently entered into a written plea agreement, by the terms of which appellant agreed to plead guilty to the forgery charge and appellee agreed to dismiss the allegation of…