State v. Keeten ( 2016 )


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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    UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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, Respondent,
    v.
    GREGORY KEETEN, Petitioner.
    No. 1 CA-CR 15-0027 PRPC
    FILED 12-22-2016
    Petition for Review from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
    No. CR2013-108489-001
    The Honorable Robert L. Gottsfield, Judge
    REVIEW GRANTED; RELIEF DENIED
    COUNSEL
    Maricopa County Attorney's Office, Phoenix
    By Diane Meloche
    Counsel for Respondent
    Gregory Keeten, San Luis
    Petitioner Pro Se
    STATE v. KEETEN
    Decision of the Court
    MEMORANDUM DECISION
    Judge Paul J. McMurdie delivered the decision of the Court, in which
    Presiding Judge Kenton D. Jones and Judge Patricia K. Norris joined.
    M c M U R D I E, Judge:
    ¶1            Defendant Gregory Keeten petitions this court for review
    from the summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief of-
    right. Defendant pled guilty to misconduct involving weapons and the
    superior court sentenced him to an aggravated term of 3.75 years’
    imprisonment. Defendant argues the superior court erred when it
    sentenced him to an aggravated term based in part on (1) the existence of
    Defendant’s prior convictions, and (2) the court’s allegedly mistaken belief
    that Defendant was not candid when he avowed in the plea agreement that
    he had only two prior convictions “in any jurisdiction under any name”
    when, in fact, Defendant had four additional convictions in California.
    Defendant further argues the aggravated sentence violated “the spirit” of
    the plea agreement.
    ¶2             We deny relief because Defendant did not raise any of these
    issues in superior court. Below, Defendant presented three claims of
    ineffective assistance of counsel. While he argued counsel’s ineffectiveness
    resulted in the court’s imposition of the aggravated sentence, Defendant
    did not present the substantive claims of error he now presents for review.
    A petition for review may only present issues that were argued first to the
    trial court. State v. Ramirez, 
    126 Ariz. 464
    , 468 (App. 1980); State v. Wagstaff,
    
    161 Ariz. 66
    , 71 (App. 1988); State v. Bortz, 
    169 Ariz. 575
    , 577–78 (App. 1991);
    Ariz. R. Crim. P. 32.9(c)(1)(ii). See also State v. Swoopes, 
    216 Ariz. 390
    , 403, ¶
    41 (App. 2007); State v. Smith, 
    184 Ariz. 456
    , 459 (1996) (holding no review
    for fundamental error in a post-conviction relief proceeding).
    ¶3           Even if we were to construe the superior court’s findings as
    evidence that Defendant raised these claims below, we find no error.
    Regardless of whether Defendant was candid with the court regarding his
    prior convictions, the superior court did not abuse its discretion by
    considering his prior convictions as an aggravating factor during
    sentencing. See Ariz. Rev. Stat. (“A.R.S.”) § 13-701(D)(11) (2013).
    Furthermore, Defendant’s plea agreement specifically stated a range of
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    STATE v. KEETEN
    Decision of the Court
    possible sentences based on his charges; and advised Defendant that the
    sentence to be imposed was within the discretion of the superior court.
    ¶4          We grant review but deny relief.
    AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
    FILED: AA
    3
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 1 CA-CR 15-0027-PRPC

Filed Date: 12/22/2016

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021