State v. Perez

GORDON, Justice:

Appellant was charged with rape and sodomy. At trial he was acquitted of rape and convicted of sodomy, with a prison sentence of five to twenty years imposed. Post-conviction relief petitions were filed pursuant to 17 A.R.S. Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 32. The Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s order granting a new trial, 26 Ariz.App. 500, 549 P.2d 595 (1976), and review was sought in this Court. The opinion of the Court of Appeals is vacated. The sole issue before us is whether appellant’s constitutional right to confrontation was abrogated when portions of…