State v. Gonzales

KESSLER, Judge.

¶ 1 Dina Marie Gonzales appeals from the sentence imposed after she was convicted of shoplifting. Gonzales argues that the trial court erred by accepting her counsel’s stipulation to two prior felony convictions without complying with the requirements of Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure (“Rule”) 17.6. Applying the principles of State v. Morales, 215 Ariz. 59, 157 P.3d 479 (2007), we hold that the trial court’s failure to conduct a Rule 17.6 colloquy, although fundamental error, did not result in prejudice and, therefore, does not require a remand. The stipulation, combined…