State v. Jacobs

BERNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

This is in answer to a question in a criminal case certified to this Court by the Superior Court of Maricopa County. Defendant was convicted of forgery. Motion for a new trial has been argued and taken under advisement. The defendant has not been sentenced.

The question is before this Court pursuant to Rule 346, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., which reads in applicable part:

“If * * * after verdict or finding of guilty but before sentence, any question of law arises which in the opinion of the trial court is so important and doubtful as to require the decision…