State v. Bunting

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

¶ 1 The trial court found Ariane Centa Dema Bunting guilty of the crime of misconduct involving weapons based on a submitted record. The court advised Bunting of her right to a jury trial, which she waived, but the court did not inform Bunting of any other rights she would be giving up by submitting her case on the record. The question we address here is whether, prior to determining Bunting’s guilt based on a submitted record, the court was obligated to advise her of certain constitutional rights as explained in State v. Avila, 127 Ariz. 21, 617 P.2d 1137 (1980). For the…