State v. Crumley

HAYS, Justice.

Appellant, convicted by a jury of one count of attempted theft, was sentenced to a 5-year prison term. Appeal was brought in the Court of Appeals, State v. Crumley, 625 P.2d 918, 2 CA-CR 2051-2 (filed November 17, 1980). Taking jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-120.24, we vacate the opinion of the Court of Appeals, affirm the judgment of conviction, and remand for resentencing.

Appellant committed more than 150 burglaries, mostly in the Tucson area. He subsequently pleaded guilty to numerous counts of first degree burglary, second degree burglary, grand theft, and the unlawful…