STATE v. DAWSON

No. CR-89-0184-PR.

164 Ariz. 278 (1990)

792 P.2d 741

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Lawrence DAWSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

May 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by Jessica G. Funkhouser, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., Phoenix, Bruce M. Ferg, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tucson, for appellee.

Sevrin J. Huselid*, Globe, for appellant.

Lawrence Dawson, Tucson, in pro. per.


OPINION

CORCORAN, Justice.

The state petitions for review of the court of appeals decision affirming defendant's convictions and refusing to correct sentencing errors pointed out by the state in its answering brief to defendant's appeal. The issue we must address is whether, in the absence of an appeal or cross-appeal by the state, an appellate court has subject matter jurisdiction to correct an illegally lenient sentence when a criminal defendant appeals...

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