State v. Sanchez

OPINION

LANKFORD, Presiding Judge.

This is a direct appeal by Alex Sanchez, defendant, from a judgment by the trial court finding him guilty of obstructing a criminal investigation, a class five felony.

Defendant raises one issue on appeal: is photographing an unmarked police car punishable as obstruction of a criminal investigation, a violation of Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“A.R.S.”) section 13-2409?

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the conviction. State v. Nunez, 167 Ariz. 272, 806 P.2d 861 (1991); State v. Barger, 167 Ariz. 563, 810 P.2d 191 (App.1990). The essential…