State v. Currie

OPINION

FROEB, Chief Judge.

On June 17, 1985, defendant pled guilty, in accordance with North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S.Ct. 160, 27 L.Ed.2d 162 (1970), to one count of attempted first-degree murder, a class two, nondangerous felony, a violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1001 and 13-1105. Defendant’s plea was accepted by the court, which found that the plea was entered knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily and that a factual basis supported the plea. Defendant was thereafter sentenced to an aggravated term of twelve years’ imprisonment.

IAGGRAVATED SENTENCE

Defendant first argues that the…