State of Arizona v. Austin James Bonfiglio

OPINION

BRUTINEL, Justice.

¶ 1 A court must set forth on the record at sentencing one of the specific statutory aggravating factors enumerated in A.R.S. § 13-701(D)(1) — (23) before it may impose an aggravated sentence. We hold that once the court identifies one of these factors, it may rely on the “catch-all” aggravator provision in § 13-701(D)(24) to increase the sentence even if the court does not expressly use the specific statutory aggravator as a basis for increasing the sentence.

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¶ 2 On November 25, 2009, a jury found Austin James Bonfiglio guilty of aggravated assault, a class 3…