State v. Gutierrez

OPINION

JOHNSEN, Judge:

¶ 1 We address in this appeal two statutory interpretation issues: Whether use or possession of multiple deadly weapons during the commission of a drug felony constitutes just one offense under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-3102(A)(8) (2016), and whether a defendant convicted of transportation of methamphetamine for sale under A.R.S. § 13-3407(A)(7) (2016) is eligible for early release. 1 We also consider whether the superior court judge who participated in a settlement conference violated the defendant’s due-process rights by imposing a greater sentence…