State v. Holstun

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal is whether the trial court’s failure to comply with *197A.R.S. § 13-702(C)1 and articulate on the record the aggravating circumstances which justified imposing a stipulated sentence which exceeded the presumptive term requires a remand for resentencing. We conclude that it does.

The appellant was charged with armed robbery, a class 2 and dangerous felony and, pursuant to a plea agreement, he entered a plea of guilty to a reduced charge of armed robbery, a class 2 nondangerous offense, and agreed to a stipulated sentence of 10 years…