STATE v. MARTINEZ

No. 1 CA-CR 91-1441.

175 Ariz. 114 (1993)

854 P.2d 147

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Mercedes MARTINEZ, Appellant.

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

May 11, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., and Ronald L. Crismon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by Garrett W. Simpson, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

TOCI, Presiding Judge.

During a visit to his sister's apartment, Mercedes Levario Martinez ("defendant") pushed the front door closed while the police were attempting to enter pursuant to a warrant to search for narcotics. Defendant was charged with hindering prosecution and was convicted after a jury trial. During the trial, the state introduced defendant's prior felony convictions to impeach his credibility after he testified that the...

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