State v. Jones

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

This is a petition for review by the State of Arizona from a decision of the Court of Appeals vacating defendant Clarence Edward Jones’ sentence after his probation revocation. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-120.24 and Rule 31.19, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S.

We must decide the following question on appeal: Does our previous case of State v. Pakula, 113 Ariz. 122, 547 P.2d 476 (1976) prevent a judge who is sentencing the same defendant charged in two separate indictments from imposing a prison sentence in one indictment and granting…