State v. Grier

OPINION

HAIRE, Presiding Judge.

In the early morning hours of January 11, 1979, appellant forced a young woman’s car off the Maricopa Freeway, dragged her from her car and struck her in the head with a tire iron when she shouted for help. He then drove her to a secluded desert area where he sexually assaulted her. Appellant was convicted by a jury of kidnapping with intent to commit sexual assault, a class two felony, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1304 and 13-1301, and sexual assault, also a class two felony in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1401 and 13 — 1406. Pursuant to its authority under A.R.S.…