Legal Opinion

State v. Herrera

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1981No. 5360-PRPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

On 25 February 1980, defendant, Mercy Herrera, pled guilty to attempted second-degree escape in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1001 and 13-2503 and was sentenced to imprisonment for three-quarters of one year. The sentence imposed was to be served consecutively with her previous sen tence for aggravated robbery for which she was incarcerated at the time of the escape attempt. Pursuant to an appeal alleging that her plea was involuntary, Division One of the Court of Appeals affirmed defendant’s sentence by holding that although the trial court was mistaken in its belief that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. WaymanArizona Supreme Court · 1969
  2. State v. HerreraCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. PenaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
  2. State v. PeekArizona Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989
  4. Cawley v. Arizona Bd. of Pardons and ParolesCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984

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