Legal Opinion

State v. Clements

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 29, 1989No. 1 CA-CR 88-199PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

A court is statutorily obliged to impose at least a six month prison term when it places a felony DWI offender on probation. A.R.S. § 28-692.01(F). The question presented by this appeal is whether A.R.S. § 28-692.01(F) deprives the court of authority to credit presentence incarceration time against this mandatory six month term.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Procedural History

The defendant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DWI) in violation of A.R.S. § 28-692. 1 Defendant had four times previously been convicted of the same offense. Thus, pursuant to A.R.S. §…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. LeonArizona Supreme Court · 1969
  3. State Ex Rel. Larson v. FarleyArizona Supreme Court · 1970
  4. State v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
  5. State v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Soto v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
  2. State v. MathieuCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1990
  3. State v. GandaraCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  4. State v. SniderCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  5. State v. CalvertNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2002

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