State v. Jackson

STEVENS, Judge.

Paul Jackson [defendant] entered a plea of guilty to the offense of aggravated battery, A.R.S. § 13-245. He was adjudged guilty and sentenced to not less than three years and not more than five years in the Arizona State Prison with credit from the date of his arrest. He appealed to this Court.

The defendant was placed under arrest for intoxication and confined in the Flagstaff jail. Immediately upon entering the jail cell, he assaulted a sleeping fellow prisoner and kicked him in the face. The wounds required medical attention and the report was that the victim was recovering.

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