State v. Salinas

OPINION

CORCORAN, Justice.

The state petitioned this court to review a court of appeals decision setting aside defendant’s conviction and sentence because his guilty plea to possession of marijuana for sale lacked a sufficient factual basis. We granted review to determine whether the trial court correctly found that a sufficient factual basis existed for defendant’s guilty plea. We have jurisdiction to hear this apPeal pursuant to Anz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and rule 31.19, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In May 1992, defendant Jeffrey Salinas was charged in…