State of Arizona v. Cynthia D. Johnson

OPINION

ESPINOSA, Judge.

¶ 1 Twelve jurors found appellant Cynthia Johnson guilty of first-degree felony murder and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. At the state’s request, the trial court dismissed a third count charging Johnson with first-degree burglary. After denying Johnson’s motion for new trial, filed pursuant to Rule 24.1, Ariz. R.Crim. P., 17 A.R.S., the trial court sentenced her to life in prison for the murder conviction and to a concurrent, presumptive, 10.5-year term for the conspiracy conviction. In the single issue raised on appeal, Johnson contends there was insufficient…