STATE v. GROOMS

No. 1 CA-CR 8227.

145 Ariz. 439 (1985)

702 P.2d 260

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. John David GROOMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

June 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer III and Georgia B. Ellexson, Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by Richard I. Mesh, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

BIRDSALL, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted of custodial interference, A.R.S. § 13-1302, and was given an aggravated sentence of 1.875 years' imprisonment. He argues on appeal that the trial court should have directed a verdict since there was no evidence that the child had been "entrusted by authority of law to the custody of another person." He also contends that his sentence should not have been aggravated. We affirm the conviction...

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