State v. Murray

OPINION

FELDMAN, Justice.

¶ 1 We took review of this case to determine whether the parole eligibility restrictions of A.R.S. §§ 13-604 and 13-604.02, as amended in 1997, could be retroactively applied to a prisonér sentenced before the amendments were adopted. We have juris*374diction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. VI, § 5(3).

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Ronald Leslie Murray (Defendant) was convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping, and several other crimes and sentenced in 1989 to aggravated terms of twenty-one years for sexual assault, concurrent terms for robbery and theft, and a consecutive…