Arizona Appellate Opinions

Published opinions of the Arizona Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, collated from public records. 330 opinions matched; showing 101–150.

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1 CA-JV 20-0321 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-07-01 In Re Riley A.
… reveal “a consciousness of guilt”), disapproved of on other grounds by State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67 (2001). ¶12 Taken in total, evidence that the writing on the wall was similar to Riley’s handwriting, together with Riley’s det …
1 CA-CR 20-0532 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-06-24 State v. Kelley
… for Appellant. Several hours later, they located and arrested him, read him his Miranda rights,4 and received statements from him.5 Appellant admitted punching Officer Carver because he did not want to go to jail. ¶11 At trial, Ap …
1 CA-CR 20-0176 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-04-27 State v. Saldana
… ed it on the paper and I was just trying to hide it.” After reading Saldana his Miranda 1 rights, Saldana made the following statement to one of the detectives: “I brought the gun because the other gun.” This statement was recorded and play …
1 CA-CR 20-0291 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-04-20 State v. Nevarez-Laboy
… t. ¶4 The officers arrested Defendant at the scene and read him his Miranda rights. After obtaining a search warrant, the officers searched Defendant’s van and recovered eight tool sets (in addition to the ninth tool set Defenda …
1 CA-CR 20-0164 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-03-09 State v. Davis
… tart older vehicles. ¶3 The officer arrested Davis and read him his Miranda 1 rights, which Davis stated he understood. Thereafter, among multiple other admissions, Davis told the officer that he had “borrowed this car from a fr …
1 CA-CR 19-0406 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-02-18 State v. Phillips
… ’s seat and the center console. J.L. advised Phillips of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and Phillips admitted that the vials belonged to him and contained approximately one gram of methamphetamine. Phillips …
1 CA-CR 20-0111 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-02-18 State v. Micalizzi
… ct manifests a consciousness of guilt.”) overruled on other grounds by State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67 (2001). Micalizzi does not challenge that instruction on appeal. 5 S …
1 CA-CR 20-0009 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-01-19 State v. Angulo
… o prior shoplifting convictions in July 2018 and November 2017. After receiving Miranda warnings, pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, Angulo told Officer Hadlock that he shoplifted the beer because he “didn’t have any money.” 384 U.S. 436 (1966 …
1 CA-CR 19-0592 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-01-19 State v. Earl
… l had made without evidence that he had first received the warnings required by Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), or that he had waived his constitutional rights. “To safeguard this privilege, law enforcement officers must provide th …
1 CA-CV 20-0031 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-01-12 Applied v. Discount
… n must be exercised in strict compliance with its terms and conditions. Best v. Miranda, 229 Ariz. 246, 248, ¶ 7 (App. 2012). ¶12 Section 1.02 of the option states that it “may be exercised by . . . delivering a notice of inte …
1 CA-CR 19-0504 Ariz. Ct. App. 2021-01-07 State v. Jarvis
… Jarvis performed two field sobriety tests before being informed of his Miranda rights. Jarvis invoked his right to counsel after being Mirandized. Officer Winn then read Jarvis an informed consent affidavit, explaining what would h …
1 CA-SA 20-0152 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-12-31 State v. Hon hannah/harris
… lected subtests); • Understanding and Appreciation of Miranda Rights; • Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales; • The MacArthur Competence Assessment; • Tool-Criminal Adjudication; …
1 CA-CV 20-0206 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-12-29 Ridenour v. Drury
… ona M. Drury _______________________________ MIRANDA RIDENOUR, et al., Petitioners/Appellees, v. THOMAS A. DRURY, Respondent/Appellant. …
1 CA-CR 19-0672 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-12-17 State v. Leyva
… number was defaced. ¶4 Leyva and the driver of the vehicle were read Miranda warnings and questioned separately. The driver denied knowing there had 2 STATE v. …
1 CA-CR 20-0029 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-12-15 State v. Castillo
… ol content (“BAC”) of at least 0.08. Sergeant Jones arrested Castillo, gave him Miranda4 warnings, and then drove him to a police station. During the ride, Castillo said to the sergeant, “I made a mistake. Can I go home now?” ¶6 …
1 CA-CR 19-0431 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-11-17 State v. Mowers
… Chase began by asking Mowers a few of biographical questions and explaining her Miranda rights. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Throughout his interaction with Mowers, Chase noted her “eyes were watery and bloodshot” and she sm …
1 CA-CR 20-0146 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-11-10 State v. Muehlhausen
… found drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine, heroin, and cash. After waiving his Miranda rights, 2 STATE v. MUEHLHAUSEN Decision of the Court Muehlh …
1 CA-CR 20-0305-PRPC Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-11-10 State v. Osborne
… pp. 2000), abrogated by 209 Ariz. 220 (App. 2004), are unavailing. See State v. Miranda- Cabrera, 209 Ariz. 220, 224, ¶ 19 (App. 2004) (recognizing that State v. Sepahi, 206 Ariz. 321 (2003), substantially rejected the reasoning behind Sama …
1 CA-CR 20-0124 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-10-29 State v. Lunt
… r, Glendale Police Department Officer Anthony Johnson arrived and read Lunt the Miranda 1 warnings and searched her purse. The purse contained a glass pipe, a straw with a burnt top, and green baggies. There was also a green baggy containin …
1 CA-CR 19-0586 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-10-22 State v. Fender
… s that by searching the vehicle prior to advising him of his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), Trooper Shed “deprived [Fender] of his . . . right to counsel at such an obvious critical stage.” This is contrary to a …
1 CA-CR 19-0383 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-10-01 State v. Botch
… t Havier testified that Botch “told [Baynes] not to” search his pockets. 1 Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). 2 STATE v. BOTCH De …
1 CA-CR 20-0055 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-09-15 State v. Thomas
… nt to speak to me,” such isolated trial incidents concerning post- arrest, post Miranda3 silence, followed by both an immediate objection sustained by the superior court and curative instruction, does not violate a defendant’s due process. …
1 CA-CR 19-0122 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-09-10 State v. Blanco
… ate v. Mendoza-Ruiz, 225 Ariz. 473, 474, ¶ 2 n.1 (App. 2010). ¶23 In Miranda v. Arizona, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the prohibitions against self-incrimination contained in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments require a susp …
1 CA-CR 19-0611 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-08-06 State v. Robertson
… cer Ferrante placed Robertson in a police patrol vehicle and read Robertson his Miranda rights. Robertson indicated that he drove a friend to a rehab facility earlier that day and the methamphetamine and paraphernalia belonged to the friend …
1 CA-CR 19-0492 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-07-16 State v. Carrillo
… arrillo consented to an interview with Detective David Thompson after receiving Miranda3 warnings. During the interview, Carrillo initially claimed that P.O. shot himself. Eventually, Carrillo admitted that he had shot P.O. ¶5 …
1 CA-CR 19-0560 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-30 State v. Woodruff
… 12 (App. 1999) (citation omitted), disapproved of on other grounds by State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67 (2001). A flight or concealment instruction may be given despite an alternative explanation for the defendant’s elusive behavior. State v. …
1 CA-CR 19-0519 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-30 State v. Hermanson
… of drug paraphernalia with residue. Hermanson was arrested. After receiving her Miranda warnings, Hermanson told officers about more drug paraphernalia in the garage, which officers then found along with heroin and methamphetamine residue. …
1 CA-CR 19-0089 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-23 State v. Wallace
… e statements were involuntary and given in violation of his rights according to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444-45 (1966). The court listened to recordings of Wallace’s interview with the police and heard testimony from Wallace and th …
1 CA-CR 19-0321 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-18 State v. Jones
… Jones, at both his apartment and a police station, officers advised him of his Miranda rights. 2 STATE v. JONES Decision of the Court ¶5 …
1 CA-CR 19-0330 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-16 State v. Barrett
… a suspect invokes his right to remain silent during a custodial interrogation. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 473-74 (1966). "The exclusionary rule requires the suppression at trial of evidence gained directly or indirectly as a result …
1 CA-CR 19-0552 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-11 State v. Joyce
… After handcuffing Appellant, the officers informed Appellant of his Miranda2 rights. Appellant stated he wanted a lawyer but continued to speak and claimed he did not see the lights or hear the sirens. Officer Eller told Appella …
1 CA-SA 20-0014 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-09 Prosise v. Hon kottke/state
… nated that requirement in a case it issued less than a year later. See State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67, 69, ¶ 5 (2001) (interpreting A.R.S. § 13-2904.A.6). ¶2 Consistent with Julio L., when the State charges a defendant with “ser …
1 CA-CR 19-0151 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-06-02 State v. Jimenez
… ave been suppressed because it was involuntary and obtained in violation of his Miranda1 rights. For reasons that follow, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND ¶2 Jimenez lived with the victim and the victim’s …
1 CA-CR 19-0369 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-05-28 State v. Prado
… e deputy discovered the heroin in the trunk, he arrested Prado and read him his Miranda6 rights. Prado agreed to answer questions, and the deputy asked how long the men had been in California.7 2 The total amount of currency recovered …
1 CA-CR 18-0327 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-04-23 State v. Arellano
… ntion a victim or the victim’s gender. The officer then advised Arellano of his Miranda rights, and Arellano consented to questioning. Arellano eventually confessed, telling the officer that he went into the home through a window, ate meatb …
1 CA-CR 19-0210 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-04-07 State v. Padilla
… Padilla was taken to the Central City Precinct Station and advised of his Miranda rights. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Padilla agreed to speak to Ennis first at the scene of the arrest and later …
1 CA-CV 18-0122 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-03-26 Thompson v. Burton
… ith the Lease’s formal requirements to exercise the renewal option. See Best v. Miranda, 229 Ariz. 246, 248, ¶ 7 (App. 2012) (options must be exercised “in exact accord with [their] terms and conditions”) (internal quotation marks and citat …
CV-19-0205-CQ Ariz. 2020-03-05 Abelardo Chaparro v. David C Shinn
… ake a defendant parole eligible where statutory law prohibits it.” See State v. Miranda, 200 Ariz. 67, 69 ¶ 5 (2001) (“Defining crimes and fixing punishments are functions of the legislature.”). But the State recognizes in its brief that “[ …
1 CA-CR 19-0070 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-02-20 State v. Lopez-Pena
… enforcement. She argued that she was not advised of her rights consistent with Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), and that her statements were involuntary. At an evidentiary hearing, the state presented evidence that during the relev …
1 CA-CR 18-0722 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-02-18 State v. Wallace
… im inside the ambulance; (2) the prosecutor used his statements in violation of Miranda3; (3) the State failed to disclose video footage from inside the ambulance; (4) he was prejudiced when the jury heard about his prior felony convictions …
1 CA-CR 19-0131 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-02-13 State v. Reed
… (1) erred in denying his motion to suppress statements he made based on alleged Miranda1 violations, and (2) violated Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure (“Rule”) 18.5 in its management over jury selection. For the following reasons, we affi …
1 CA-CR 18-0443 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-02-13 State v. Dressig
… Bullhead City police station, where she agreed to an interview and to waive her Miranda 2 rights. During the interview, Dressig admitted to possessing marijuana and a small amount of the heroin but denied possessing the large amounts of met …
1 CA-CR 19-0185 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-02-04 State v. Konie
… ¶5 The police arrested Konie at the scene. The police gave Konie his Miranda rights, which he understood and waived. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Konie acknowledged shooting his wife but …
1 CA-CR 18-0764 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-01-16 State v. Carrillo
… loitation of a minor had been committed by someone. See United States v. Chavez-Miranda, 306 F.3d 973, 978 (9th Cir. 2002) (holding probable cause for a search warrant existed when “affidavit clearly set forth the existence of criminal acti …
1 CA-CR 18-0776 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-01-16 State v. Hopkins
… ll phone photograph. After a brief exchange, the officer advised Hopkins of his Miranda rights and took him into custody. 2 When asked, Hopkins admitted that the last thing he remembered was getting “really drunk” and then waking, injured, …
1 CA-CR 19-0009 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-01-14 State v. Martinez
… cause she tried to run over him. Officers then handcuffed Martinez and read him Miranda warnings. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966). Martinez said he felt his life was in danger, but he also described how he jumped out of the way …
1 CA-CR 18-0714 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-01-07 State v. Taft
… s the man she saw driving the car. ¶4 After Taft was advised of his Miranda1 rights, he denied driving the car and claimed that a Hispanic man whom the police had just let go was driving it. Later, Taft changed his story and ack …
1 CA-CR 19-0159 Ariz. Ct. App. 2020-01-07 State v. Giron
… ter recovering these items, Officer Daley took Giron into custody, read him his Miranda rights, and asked him if he understood them. After responding that he understood his Miranda rights, Giron admitted that the substance on the table was …
1 CA-CR 18-0791 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-12-26 State v. Giannotta
… er, police officers located Giannotta at a Glendale residence. After being read Miranda1 warnings, Giannotta denied knowing anything about the stolen rifle and denied meeting the victim two weeks earlier. Police officers then executed a war …
1 CA-CR 18-0800 Ariz. Ct. App. 2019-12-24 State v. Achenbach
… t examination, Achenbach stated that the detective promised him during the post-Miranda interview that “if [Achenbach] told him the truth, that he would be let go.” He repeated the allegation on cross-examination. Later during cross-examina …