State v. Sweet

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

The defendant Donald Michael Sweet was tried and convicted of unlawful possession of marijuana for sale (a class 4 felony) and of unlawful possession of a narcotic drug (cocaine) valued at more than $250 for sale (a class 2 felony). The trial court found that the allegation of a prior conviction was true and that the defendant was on probation at the time of commission of the instant felonies. The defendant was sentenced pursuant to the mandate of A.R.S. § 13-604.01 to the presumptive term authorized for the offenses: 2.25 years for the marijuana charge and 10.5 years…