State v. Johnson

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellants, Andrew Johnson, Travis Boyd Williams, and Ronald White, inmates of Arizona State Prison, were tried and found guilty of obstructing a criminal investigation, a violation of A.R.S. § 13-541.01. They were each sentenced to not less than four nor more than five years in prison; sentences to commence upon termination of their present terms of commitment. They appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 47(e)(5), Rules of the Supreme Court, 17A A.R.S.

On August 5, 1976, Reserve Deputy Ray Newby of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, pursuant to an…