State v. Whitaker

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by John Leon Whitaker from a jury verdict and judgment of guilt of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon, a gun, A.R.S. §§ 13-241 and 249, and sentence thereto of not less than five nor more than seven years in the Arizona State Prison, said sentence to run concurrently with an identical sentence imposed as a result of a probation revocation hearing in a separate case.

Defendant raises three issues on appeal:

1. Did the court err in allowing defendant’s wife to testify as a prosecution witness over defendant’s objection?

2. Did the prosecuting…