Legal Opinion

State v. Church

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided January 4, 1973No. 2382PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRUCKER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on a plea of guilty to the crime of assault with a deadly weapon under A. R.S. § 13-249, as amended, and from a sentence of not less than 35 nor more than 50 years. Appellant has raised the following questions for our consideration:

1. Is A.R.S. § 13-249, subsec. B, as amended, vague and thus unconstitutional ?

2. Can a defendant be sentenced under A.R.S. § 13-249, subsec. B, as amended, even though he did not personally possess any deadly weap- ' ons ?

3. Was the sentence excessive ?

Although not raised by appellant, in searching the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. People v. FordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
  3. People v. FloydCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. In Re ShullCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Hart v. Bayless Investment & Trading CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. State v. BlyArizona Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. McNairArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  3. State v. DarlingArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Zgombic v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Aitken v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1995

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