State v. Urbauer

LOCKWOOD, Justice:

The appellant in this case was charged with commission of first degree rape and with two counts of having been previously convicted of other felonies. After a jury trial, the appellant was found guilty of the rape count only. The other two counts of prior felony convictions had not been urged before the jury and no evidence had been presented. Appellant was sentenced to serve a term of from twenty-five years to life in the Arizona State Prison.

A complaint was filed against the appellant on September 9, 1968, in the Flagstaff Precinct, Justice of the Peace Court, Coconino…