STATE v. ARMENDARIZ

No. 1 CA-CR 4458.

127 Ariz. 422 (1980)

621 P.2d 928

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Antonio Leyva ARMENDARIZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Rehearing Denied December 30, 1980.

Review Denied January 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., Barbara A. Jarrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by Paul J. Prato, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

JACOBSON, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is what types of prior convictions may be used to enhance punishment for a crime designated as a class 2 dangerous nature felony. On May 19, 1979, appellant, Antonio Leyva Armendariz fatally shot his estranged wife. After plea negotiations, he entered a plea of guilty to murder, second degree, a class 2 dangerous nature felony in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-1101, 13-1104 and 13-604.

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