State v. Chambers

OPINION

FROEB, Judge.

The sole issue in this case concerns the effect of conducting a revocation of probation proceeding beyond the maximum period of 20 days provided for in Rule 27.7, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S.

On June 8, 1973, after the defendant had pled guilty to illegal possession of a narcotic drug, a felony, the Superior Court of Maricopa County suspended the imposition of sentence for a period of five years and placed the defendant on probation. On March 7, 1974, a petition to revoke probation was filed in Superior Court, alleging that the defendant had violated the terms and…