State v. Malvern

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellees Mark Daniel Davis and Stacy Malvern were charged with first-degree hindering prosecution in violation of A.R.S. § 13-2512(A) for rendering assistance to Daryl, a juvenile who had absconded from a state juvenile secure care facility. Davis pled guilty to attempted first-degree hindering prosecution, and Malvern moved to dismiss the charge. Concluding that § 13-2512 only proscribes assistance to a person who has committed a felony, and that, as a juvenile, Daryl could only commit delinquent acts rather than felonies, the trial court granted Malvern’s motion to…