State v. Smith

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

On this appeal, appellant contends that the trial court erred in imposing as a condition of appellant’s probation a requirement that he not allow his home to be homesteaded under Arizona law. He contends that precluding him from placing a homestead exemption on his home constitutes a violation of the public policy of this state and is an illegal condition of probation.

Appellant’s conviction resulted from a guilty plea to a charge of grand theft by embezzlement, with appellant admitting the embezzlement of approximately $40,000 from his employer to cover gambling…