State v. Thomas

OPINION

McGREGOR, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 We granted review to determine whether a felony conviction resulting from an offense committed after the defendant committed the sentencing offense qualifies as a historical prior felony conviction under Arizona Revised Statutes (AR.S.) section 13-604.W.2(a) (Supp.2007). We hold that, for those felonies enumerated in § 13-604.-W.2(a), conviction for the enhancing offense must occur before conviction for the sentencing offense, but the statute imposes no requirement as to the timing of the commission of the offenses.

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¶2 In June 2005, Marcel Barry Thomas was…