State v. Haley ( 2022 )


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  •                      NOTICE: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
    UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL
    AND MAY BE CITED ONLY AS AUTHORIZED BY RULE.
    IN THE
    ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS
    DIVISION ONE
    STATE OF ARIZONA, Appellee,
    v.
    SHERRY HALEY, Appellant.
    No. 1 CA-CR 21-0206
    FILED 7-19-2022
    Appeal from the Superior Court in Yavapai County
    No. V1300CR202080005
    The Honorable Michael R. Bluff, Judge
    AFFIRMED
    COUNSEL
    Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Phoenix
    By Linley Wilson
    Counsel for Appellee
    Saldivar & Associates, PLLC, Phoenix
    By Jose Antonio Saldivar
    Counsel for Appellant
    STATE v. HALEY
    Decision of the Court
    MEMORANDUM DECISION
    Presiding Judge D. Steven Williams delivered the decision of the court, in
    which Judge David B. Gass and Judge James B. Morse Jr. joined.
    W I L L I A M S, Judge:
    ¶1             Sherry Haley appeals her convictions and sentences for
    resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, criminal damage, and domestic
    violence assault. Haley’s counsel filed a brief per Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967) and State v. Leon, 
    104 Ariz. 297
     (1969) advising us there are
    no meritorious grounds for reversal. Haley was granted an opportunity to
    file a supplemental brief in propria persona but did not do so. Our obligation
    is to review the entire record for reversible error, see State v. Clark, 
    196 Ariz. 530
    , 537, ¶ 30 (App. 1999), viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to
    sustaining the convictions and resolving all reasonable inferences against
    Haley, see State v. Guerra, 
    161 Ariz. 289
    , 293 (1989). After reviewing the
    record, we affirm.
    FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
    ¶2            In November 2019, Haley got into an altercation with her
    husband. During the argument, Haley knocked over the couple’s
    flat-screen TV, damaging it. Her husband tried to calm Haley down by
    holding her arms, but she managed to break away. Haley then sprayed her
    husband with bear spray.
    ¶3             When police arrived, Haley remained combative. When
    officers attempted to handcuff Haley, she leaned forward and pulled away,
    tried to kick one of the officers, and stomped on the officer’s foot. After a
    struggle, officers placed Haley under arrest.
    ¶4            A grand jury indicted Haley for aggravated assault on the
    officer, a Class five felony, (Count One) and resisting arrest, a Class six
    felony, (Count Two). Haley was also indicted on three misdemeanor
    domestic violence offenses: disorderly conduct, criminal damage, and
    assault on her husband (Counts Three, Four, and Five).
    ¶5         Haley underwent a Rule 11 (competency) evaluation and was
    found competent to stand for trial. After a two-day trial, the jury acquitted
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    STATE v. HALEY
    Decision of the Court
    Haley on Count One but convicted her on Count Two. The trial court found
    Haley guilty of all three misdemeanors.
    ¶6            The court suspended Haley’s sentence on Count Two, placing
    her on three years of supervised probation with 30 days in jail as a term of
    probation, giving her two-days credit for time served. As for Counts Three,
    Four, and Five, the court sentenced Haley to two days in jail, again giving
    her two-days credit for time served.1 Haley timely appealed. We have
    jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 9, of the Arizona Constitution and
    A.R.S. §§ 12-120.21(A)(1), 13-4031, and -4033(A)(1).
    DISCUSSION
    ¶7              All the proceedings were conducted in compliance with the
    Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. So far as the record reveals, Haley
    was represented by counsel at all stages of the proceedings and was present
    at all critical stages including the entire trial and the verdict. See State v.
    Conner, 
    163 Ariz. 97
    , 104 (1990) (right to counsel at critical stages) (citations
    omitted); see also State v. Bohn, 
    116 Ariz. 500
    , 503 (1977) (right to be present
    at critical stages). The jury was properly comprised of eight jurors for the
    two felony charges, and the record shows no evidence of juror misconduct.
    See A.R.S. § 21-102; Ariz. R. Crim. P. 18.1(a). The trial court properly
    instructed the jury on the elements of the charged offenses, the State’s
    burden of proof, and Haley’s presumption of innocence. At sentencing,
    Haley was given an opportunity to speak, and the court stated on the record
    the evidence and materials it considered and the factors it found in
    imposing the sentences. See Ariz. R. Crim. P. 26.9, 26.10. Additionally, the
    sentences imposed were within the statutory limits. See A.R.S. §§ 13-701
    through -709 (as applicable).
    ¶8            Our review reveals no fundamental error. See Leon, 
    104 Ariz. at 300
     (“An exhaustive search of the record has failed to produce any
    prejudicial error.”).
    CONCLUSION
    ¶9            We have reviewed the entire record for reversible error and
    find none; therefore, we affirm Haley’s convictions and sentences.
    1 The sentencing minute entry indicates Haley was sentenced to two days
    in jail on Counts Two, Three, Four, and Five, but also for 30 days in jail on
    Count Two as a term of probation.
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    Decision of the Court
    ¶10           Defense counsel’s obligations pertaining to Haley’s
    representation in this appeal have ended. Defense counsel need do no more
    than inform Haley of the outcome of this appeal and her future options,
    unless, upon review, counsel finds an issue appropriate for submission to
    the Arizona Supreme Court by petition for review. See State v. Shattuck, 
    140 Ariz. 582
    , 584-85 (1984). On this court’s motion, Haley has 30 days from the
    date of this decision to proceed, if she wishes, with an in propria persona
    motion for reconsideration or petition for review.
    AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
    FILED:    JT
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