State v. Green

OPINION

MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.

FACTS

Defendant attacked his wife at their Cochise County home, breaking her jaw and cracking her elbow. After beating her, defendant threatened to kill her. Defendant pled guilty to aggravated assault causing serious physical injury, a class three felony. The court, with the consent of the state and the defendant, placed defendant on probation and deferred further proceedings without entering a judgment of guilt, a procedure authorized by A.R.S. § 13-3601(H) for certain domestic violence felonies. Had the defendant successfully completed his probation, the…