STATE v. THORNHILL

No. 2306.

109 Ariz. 153 (1973)

506 P.2d 1047

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. William Peter THORNHILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Division.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., by Peter M. Van Orman, Asst. Atty. Gen. and Albert M. Coury, Former Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender, by Anne Kappes, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on defendant's plea of guilty to the crime of theft from the person, § 13-661, subsec. A A.R.S., and a sentence thereon of from nine to ten years.

We are asked to answer only one question on appeal and that is: Was there sufficient factual basis for the plea as required by Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S.Ct. 1709, 23 L.Ed.2d 274 (1969).

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