State v. Sowards

HAYS, Justice.

Petitioner Roger Gene Ison was tried by a jury and convicted of two counts of theft, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of kidnapping. The jury1 also found that these crimes were committed while Ison was on parole from a previous Texas conviction—possession of methadone. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-604.01(B) (offenses committed while released from confinement), Ison was sentenced to serve 6 months for each theft count, 10 years for each armed robbery count, 10 years for each aggravated assault count, and 14 years for each kidnapping count.…