State v. Lujan

OPINION

FELDMAN, Justice.

¶ 1 Stephen Castañeda Lujan was convicted of one count of child molestation, a class 2 felony under A.R.S. § 13-1410, and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment. We granted Lujan’s petition to review the court of appeals’ decision affirming his conviction and sentence. State v. Lujan, No. 2 CA-CR 95-0285 (Ariz.Ct.App. July 29, 1997). We have jurisdiction under Ariz. Const, art VI, § 5(3).

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 In the early afternoon of June 20, 1993, nine-year-old Chelsie was swimming in the pool of the apartment complex where she lived. She claimed that…