State v. Flores

OPINION

WEISBERG, Judge.

¶ 1 Petitioner Andres Coz Flores (“Flores”) seeks review of the trial court’s order summarily dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. The question of subject matter jurisdiction presented by this ease is one of first impression. We must decide whether Arizona has jurisdiction over the crime of solicitation to commit human smuggling when the offense is committed by a Mexican citizen, Flores, in Mexico, but the result or effect of the crime is Flores’ illegal entry into and subsequent illegal transportation within Arizona. For the reasons set forth in this…