State v. Mendibles

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in 1975 of aggravated assault with a prior and robbery with a prior. He was sentenced to not less than two nor more than 10 years in the state prison for the assault and was placed on probation for life for robbery. On appeal, this court reduced the assault conviction to simple assault and remanded for resentencing, 1 and the robbery conviction was affirmed. State v. Mendibles, 25 Ariz.App. 392, 543 P.2d 1149 (1975).

In March 1979 a petition to revoke appellant’s probation was filed. Prior to the date set for the evidentiary hearing, appellant…