State v. Song

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

We are asked to decide whether a defendant may, for the first time on appeal, object to sentence enhancement under A.R.S. § 13-604.02 on the ground that the out-of-state felony for which he was on parole would not necessarily constitute a felony in Arizona. We conclude that, because defendant failed to raise this issue in the trial court, he is precluded from raising it on appeal.

I. BACKGROUND

The defendant, Gary Young Soo Song, was convicted of manslaughter, a class 3 dangerous felony. The trial court found that he was on parole from an Hawaii felony conviction for…