Arizona Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 331 opinions matched; showing 1–50.

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2 CA-CR 2024-0249 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-06-05 State of Arizona v. Dave Allen Laporte
… tly unjust; but that is for the legislature, not the court, to decide. State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67, ¶ 5 (2001) (“Defining crimes and fixing punishments are functions of the legislature.”). While an aggravated term may be imposed if an ag …
1 CA-CR 25-0338 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-04-22 State v. Aguirre
… ter admitted he had been there briefly. After being arrested and advised of his Miranda1 rights, Aguirre stated that he was offered money to act as a “lookout.” ¶4 Aguirre was charged with third-degree burglary, a class four fel …
1 CA-CR 24-0616 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-03-30 State v. Jones
… tify. Fifth Amendment protections do not apply to a defendant’s pre-arrest, pre-Miranda silence when there is no state action inducing the silence. U.S. Const. amend. V; Ariz. Const. art. 2, § 10; State v. Lopez, 230 Ariz. 15, 20, ¶ 16 (App …
1 CA-CR 25-0327 PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-03-30 State v. Norris
… to help put him “at ease[.]” The detective explained he did not read Norris his Miranda rights because he was not there to question Norris. The detective said he knew Norris “had invoked his rights before, which is why [the detective] wasn’ …
1 CA-CR 24-0296 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-03-19 State v. Soto
… The next day, an officer interviewed Soto. After being informed of his Miranda rights1 and agreeing to speak with the officer, Soto admitted that he got into a “physical fight” with K.G.V. and stabbed him, adding that he was “extre …
1 CA-CR 25-0190 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-02-27 State v. Guerrero
… took him into custody. ¶4 During an interview with a detective, post-Miranda warnings, Guerrero admitted he noticed the police vehicle behind him, 2 STATE v. GUER …
1 CA-CR 25-0083 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-02-24 State v. Driffin
… hen detained Driffin and his girlfriend and informed them of their rights under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Officers then transported the car, drove Driffin and his girlfriend to a field office, and completed a more thorough se …
1 CA-CR 25-0285 PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-02-06 State v. Williams
… ntary and (2) because she made them after she invoked her rights under State v. Miranda, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). The superior court summarily denied her requested relief on the voluntariness argument, but ordered an evidentiary hearing on the …
1 CA-CR 24-0418 Ariz. Ct. App. 2026-01-13 State v. Escobar
… officers admitted Escobar did make the statement. The officers read Escobar her Miranda warning, but she did not renew her request for an attorney after the warning. ¶4 The State charged Escobar with one count of misconduct invo …
2 CA-CR 2024-0061 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-12-18 State of Arizona v. Victor A. Arias Gomez
… s use of the statement both when it asked a detective why he had read Arias his Miranda3 rights and when it elicited testimony that Arias had spoken negatively regarding A.F.’s mother and their relationship. Arias claims that the detective’ …
1 CA-CR 24-0188 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-12-17 State v. Reuvers
… the State to present testimony about and comment on Reuvers’s pre-arrest, pre- Miranda2 silence, (4) refusing to let Reuvers impeach the victim by testifying about her exaggerating on social media, and (5) failing to sua sponte give a Will …
1 CA-CR 24-0518 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-12-03 State v. Vanheemskerck
… STATE v. VANHEEMSKERCK Decision of the Court given Miranda warnings and told that the task force had built a case against her. During the meeting, Vanheemskerck both denied and admitted that she “middled” drug d …
1 CA-CR 24-0496 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-10-31 State v. Lopez
… down the street approximately five hundred feet away. The Deputy read Lopez his Miranda rights and questioned him. Lopez admitted to visiting Woody’s house and asking his girlfriend to come home because he had to work at 2 a.m. But he denie …
1 CA-CR 24-0625 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-10-22 State v. Zweifelhofer
… 024 evidentiary hearing, the parties stipulated Zwiefelhofer was advised of his Miranda rights and subject to custodial interrogation. The trial court denied the motion to suppress, finding he did not unequivocally invoke his right to couns …
1 CA-CR 23-0421-PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-10-02 State v. Wade
… erences additional issues, such as unlawful arrest, failure to properly provide Miranda warnings, lack of field testing or photographs, lack of testimony from the arresting officer, replacement of a juror, and conflict of interest by counse …
1 CA-CR 24-0472 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-10-01 State v. Dammann
… t to Officer Wells. Later at the police station, Officer Wells read Dammann his Miranda rights and Dammann agreed to speak with Officer Wells about the assault. ¶3 Dammann was charged with three counts of aggravated assault (Coun …
1 CA-CR 24-0358 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-08-05 State v. Strickland
… ckland into custody. Before the police questioned Strickland, they read him his Miranda rights. During the questioning, the police asked Strickland if he knew why the police were talking to him. He said he did not, but then he said it might …
1 CA-CR 24-0335 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-07-22 State v. Cleveland
… STATE v. CLEVELAND Decision of the Court Miranda1 rights, Cleveland acknowledged knowing the police were following and trying to pull him over and that now it was “felony flight.” When asked whether th …
2 CA-CR 2023-0205 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-05-13 State of Arizona v. Jesus Ismael Rodriguez
… trial means “he has waived his ability [on appeal] to challenge the absence of Miranda warnings,” but he otherwise argues the issue was “adequately preserved” for appellate review because he both “objected to the introduction [of] his stat …
1 CA-CR 24-0376 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-05-08 State v. Morris
… I, is it possible we can work it out?” After being read his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Morris added “I got some people I can call that can work something out or whatever.” When asked what his friends could …
1 CA-CR 24-0415 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-05-06 State v. Madril
… When he returned, the detective sat at the table and advised Madril of his Miranda rights.2 Madril affirmed he understood his rights and allowed the detective to interview him. ¶16 The detective interviewed Madril for about …
1 CA-CR 24-0088 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-04-22 State v. Melendez
… p, a nurse drew 2 tubes of Melendez’s blood. The officer then read Melendez his Miranda rights and served him with a 12-month suspension of his license. Later testing showed Melendez had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.217. ¶9 …
1 CA-CR 24-0062 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-04-10 State v. Castro
… e previous day. ¶4 The detectives arrested Castro and read him his Miranda rights. Castro again admitted smoking methamphetamine the day before and was surprised that some remained in the carton because he thought he and an acq …
CR-23-0215-PR Ariz. 2025-03-28 State of Arizona v. Giovani Fuster Melendez
… tion when it comments at trial, for impeachment purposes, on a defendant’s post-Miranda statements and temporary deferrals to answering some questions during an in-custody interview. We hold that the State may use a defendant’s post-Miranda
1 CA-CR 24-0055 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-03-25 State v. Snow-Ingram
… s agreed. At the start of the interview, before warning Snow-Ingram pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 382 U.S. 436 (1966), Lieutenant Christine Calderon asked about Snow-Ingram’s schooling and level of education. Snow-Ingram responded that sh …
1 CA-CR 23-0520 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-03-13 State v. Robertson
… int, the officer told Robertson he could not leave and advised Robertson of his Miranda rights. Robertson continued to talk with the officer, saying he worked in security and needed the gun for protection. Robertson also told the officer he …
1 CA-CR 23-0354 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-03-13 State v. Campbell
… gun in the alleyway. The police took Campbell to a police car and read him his Miranda rights off a department-issued card. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). After he was read his rights, Campbell made statements about how “they …
1 CA-CR 24-0176 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-03-13 State v. Betrue
… ¶7 The police took Betrue to the police station, advised her of her Miranda rights, and then questioned her after she agreed to speak with them. She told the police she knew what she was doing was not right, but she was tired of …
1 CA-CR 23-0363 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-03-04 State v. Davee
… ion does not prohibit use of a defendant’s silence before or after arrest if no Miranda warnings are given. Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619, 628 (1993). Police arrived at the scene shortly before 5:00 p.m. and put Davee in their patrol c …
1 CA-CR 24-0157 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-02-18 State v. Thompson
… ere inadmissible because they occurred during custodial interrogation without a Miranda warning. The superior court found Thompson’s statements were voluntary, but it suppressed the statements she made at the hospital for failure give a Mir …
1 CA-CR 24-0078-PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-02-11 State v. Johnson
… then shackled and handcuffed him in an interrogation room. After being read his Miranda rights, Johnson repeatedly conveyed he did not want to talk, but the police continued the interrogation for six hours. The interrogation ended with the …
1 CA-SA 24-0200 Ariz. Ct. App. 2025-02-03 Leatham v. Yearick
… Decision of the Court lawless and destructive spirit[]”) (cleaned up); Miranda v. City of Casa Grande, No. 2 CA-CV 2022-0030, 2022 WL 17970593, at *3-4 ¶¶ 12-15 (Ariz. App. Dec. 27, 2022) (determining if “[k]nowing disregard of a s …
1 CA-CR 23-0410 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-12-24 State v. Cordova-Wilkins
… rights were not violated by the State’s comments on his pre-arrest, pre-Miranda partial silence. ¶30 Cordova-Wilkins argues the State violated his due process rights by improperly using his partial silence against him. ¶3 …
1 CA-CR 24-0077 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-12-19 State v. Baltierrez
… tiago then began reading a written advisement used to inform juveniles of their Miranda1 rights. See A.R.S. § 8-303(E) (“A peace officer who takes a juvenile into temporary custody . . . shall advise the juvenile before questioning of the j …
1 CA-CR 24-0116 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-12-12 State v. Hedgecock
… wn at his phone. The troopers arrested Hedgecock and, after advising him of his Miranda rights, asked how he came into possession of the vehicle. Hedgecock stated he picked the vehicle up earlier that day from someone named Jessica. When fu …
1 CA-CR 24-0071 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-12-12 State v. Padilla
… sion of the Court ¶14 Padilla was arrested and, after being read his Miranda rights2, consented to a blood draw. The blood sample was taken at 10:43 a.m. and was examined by forensic scientist Alicia Miller (“Miller”), who determ …
1 CA-CR 23-0370 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-11-07 State v. Foster
… y, we will not disturb the jury’s verdict on this ground. 2. Miranda Warnings ¶80 Noting that Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), requires the police to warn in-custody suspects of their rights to remain …
1 CA-CR 23-0566 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-10-17 State v. Jones
… directly 1 Before questioning Jones, police officers advised him of his Miranda rights. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). 2 STATE v. JONES …
1 CA-CR 23-0436 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-10-10 State v. Davis
… he FBI headquarters in Phoenix. After reading Davis his rights under Arizona v. Miranda, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), the agent interviewed Davis. Davis told the FBI agent a similar story of the alleged carjacking that he told to the Glendale polic …
1 CA-CR 23-0163 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-10-01 State v. Castillo-Islas
… conducting field sobriety tests, police officers advised Castillo-Islas of his Miranda rights and placed him under arrest.1 Despite the officers’ admonition, Castillo-Islas admitted he had consumed two drinks of vodka, one just twenty minu …
1 CA-CR 23-0541-PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-10-01 State v. Rogers
… n statement only after his plea and sentence. See Ariz. R. Evid. 806. In a post-Miranda interview, Whitebird reported to the officers: Rogers and a woman named Rocio had driven down to Mexico to conduct some “deals.” Rocio’s …
1 CA-CR 23-0247 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-10-01 State v. Leonard
… ” The officer removed the gun from Leonard’s pocket. After being advised of his Miranda rights,1 Leonard admitted that he is a convicted felon and acknowledged that he is not permitted to possess a firearm. ¶3 The State charged L …
1 CA-CR 22-0268 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-09-24 State v. Perez-Gutierrez
… nal investigation. ¶3 Detective Jose Jarvis read Perez-Gutierrez his Miranda rights and interviewed him. During the interview, Perez-Gutierrez admitted having repeated sexual contact with Amelia when she was 16 years old. ¶4 …
2 CA-CR 2023-0232 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-09-23 State of Arizona v. Analysya Contreras
… Opinion of the Court evidence, a defendant’s testimony, or a post-Miranda3 statement to police “as long as the defendant does not contest the validity of the confession or raise inconsistent defenses.” Id. The defendant bears …
1 CA-CR 23-0100 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-09-10 State v. Hamlet
… admitting Hamlet’s statements in the public park to Sedona police would violate Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). The court held the statements admissible because Hamlet was not in custody. The court …
1 CA-CR 23-0137 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-09-03 State v. Williams
… tween the time he was placed inside the police vehicle and when he was read the Miranda advisement.” The State did not introduce these statements at trial. The court also precluded any mention of Williams’ drug use at the time of the offens …
1 CA-CR 23-0381 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-07-02 State v. Hall
… y when he fired multiple shots that killed Jack and injured Cindy. Cf. State v. Miranda, 198 Ariz. 426, 429–30, ¶¶ 16–17 (App. 2000) (each of three shots fired—one into the ground and two toward two victims— “constituted a separate act” by …
1 CA-JV 23-0202 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-05-23 State v. McKinley
… m where McKinley sat in the backseat of his vehicle. After being advised of her Miranda rights and acknowledging she understood them, McKinley admitted she smoked marijuana, including earlier that day, and consented to a blood draw. When as …
1 CA-CR 22-0597 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-05-14 State v. Bachler
… nd-a-half hours. Before beginning the interview, the detective read Bachler his Miranda1 rights. During the interview, the police provided Bachler with access to a bathroom and gave him food and drink. ¶10 The detective showed Ba …
1 CA-CR 23-0229 Ariz. Ct. App. 2024-05-07 State v. Shwar
… erview, which was admitted at trial, shows that after Wyma advised Shwar of his Miranda rights,1 Shwar indicated that he did not fully understand. Wyma then repeated the advisement more slowly, and Shwar indicated that he understood. During …