State v. Diaz

OPINION

BERCH, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 The question in this ease is whether a defendant convicted of possessing methamphetamine for sale who has two non-methamphetamine-related historical prior felony convictions was properly sentenced under Arizona’s general repetitive offender statute rather than a statute applicable to certain methamphetamine-related offenses. We hold that the methamphetamine sentencing statute does not prohibit the trial court from enhancing the sentence of a defendant who has non-methamphetamine-related historical prior convictions under the general repetitive offender statute.

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