State v. Beck

OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of one count of incest in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3608, a class 4 felony. He was sentenced to an aggravated term of five years.

This case originated as an investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS) based on information disclosed by appellant’s 15-year-old son. Appellant’s son had told his teacher and later his school counselor that he was angry because his father and his adult sister were having a “sexual affair.” A CPS investigator and a Tucson Police Department detective interviewed appellant’s son. At first, he refused…