State v. Stidham

OPINION

GRANT, Chief Judge.

Appellant Tom Dean Stidham (defendant) was charged by indictment with driving under the influence (DUI) while his license was suspended, cancelled, revoked or refused. The jury found him guilty as charged. He received a mitigated sentence of 1.5 years. Defendant timely appealed.

The facts may be summarized as follows, viewed in the light most favorable to sustaining the conviction. State v. Villafuente, 142 Ariz. 323, 327, 690 P.2d 42, 46 (1984), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1230, 105 S.Ct. 1234* 84 L.Ed.2d 371 (1985). On December 25, 1987, Officer John Allen (Allen)…