State Ex Rel. Romley v. Martin

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 Under the “Drug Medicalization, Prevention, and Control Act of 1996,” an initiative proposal adopted by the voters as Proposition 200 and subsequently codified at Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-901.01 (Supp.2002), a person convicted for the first or second time of “personal possession or use of a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia” may not be sentenced to a term of imprisonment. 1 We granted review in this case to decide whether such “Proposition 200 convictions” can be used for impeachment purposes under Rule 609(a)(1) of the Arizona Rules…