State Ex Rel. Romley v. Martin

OPINION

PATTERSON, Judge.

¶ 1 The state asks this court for special action relief to reverse the trial courts’ orders ruling that prior felony convictions for first and second time offenders sentenced under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-901.01 (2001) 1 are non-felonies for impeachment purposes under Arizona Rule of Evidence 609. We deny relief.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 This is a consolidation of two eases that raise the same issue. The state charged Steven P. Steadman with theft of a means of transportation, a class 3 felony, and Cruz Olivas Landeros with knowingly possessing narcotic…