State v. Thompson

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

Defendant Richard Lee Thompson was convicted in a jury trial of aggravated assault, unlawful flight, and theft. Accepting these convictions, Defendant argues on appeal that his sentences were improperly enhanced. The trial court, citing two prior felony convictions in Colorado, sentenced Defendant to enhanced prison terms under Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated (“A.R.S.”) § 13-604, Arizona’s sentencing provision for repetitive offenders. 1 Defendant argues on appeal that, because the Colorado statute underlying his prior convictions encompassed conduct that would not have…