State v. Tellez

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the court sitting without a jury finding the defendant guilty of two counts of aggravated battery, § 13-245 A.R.S., and a sentence of two to three years in the Arizona State Prison on each count to be served concurrently.

We must answer three questions on appeal :

1. Was it reversible error for the prosecutor to use a prior conviction which defendant had admitted for the purposes of impeachment?

2. Does the evidence support the judgment of guilt to two counts of aggravated battery?

3. Was defendant denied effective assistance of…