State v. Brock

GERBER, Judge,

specially concurring in the result.

I dissent from the majority’s holding that the trial court erred by failing to inform the defendant of his ineligibility for early release credits. Our court has held in two recent cases that the trial court is not required to advise a defendant of ineligibility for early release credits when the defendant has been properly advised of the earliest release date and the maximum sentence imposable as a result of the plea. See State v. Berger, 164 Ariz. 46, 790 P.2d 744 (Ct.App.1989); State v. Lee, 160 Ariz. 489, 774 P.2d 228. The Arizona Supreme…