State v. Soule

OPINION

CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

Defendant, David M. Soule (Soule), petitions this court to review an opinion of the court of appeals, Division I, upholding the trial court’s ruling requiring Soule to admit the elements of the crime before he could plead entrapment. 164 Ariz. 165, 791 P.2d 1048. Defendant, Herbert Donald Abrams (Abrams), petitions this court to review a memorandum decision of the court of appeals, Division II, holding that Abrams could not argue entrapment without admitting all elements of the crime. 164 Ariz. 185, 791 P.2d 1068.

Because of the similarity of the issues,…