Smith v. Eyman

LOCKWOOD, Vice Chief Justice.

Le Roy Smith, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, was convicted in 1964 of the crime of petty theft, in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-661 and 13-663. The record of that conviction indicates that petitioner was not repj-esented by counsel but fails to indicate whether petitioner was informed of his right to counsel or whether he effectively waived his right to counsel.

Subsequent to the conviction for petty theft, petitioner was tried and convicted for the crime of forgery, in violation of A.R.S. § 13-421, with a charge of prior conviction pursuant to A.R.S. §…