State v. Fagnant

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

We granted review to decide whether a defendant who has admitted a prior felony conviction from another jurisdiction can object for the first time on appeal to the use of that prior conviction as an aggravating factor under A.R.S. § 13-702(D)(11) on the ground that it has not been shown to be a felony in Arizona. We hold that the defendant is precluded from doing so.

I. BACKGROUND

The defendant, Steven Patrick Fagnant, pled guilty to one count of trafficking in stolen property in the first degree, a class 2 felony (A.R.S. § 13-2307(B) and (C)), and one count of…