State v. Trapp ( 2021 )


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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    UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.
    HEATHER ANN TRAPP, Appellant.
    No. 1 CA-CR 20-0508
    FILED 7-8-2021
    Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
    No. CR2019-006284-001
    The Honorable Laura Johnson Giaquinto, Judge Pro Tempore
    AFFIRMED
    COUNSEL
    Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix
    By Joel M. Glynn
    Counsel for Appellant
    MEMORANDUM DECISION
    Presiding Judge David B. Gass delivered the decision of the Court, in which
    Judge Michael J. Brown and Judge David D. Weinzweig joined.
    STATE v. TRAPP
    Decision of the Court
    G A S S, Judge:
    ¶1            Heather Ann Trapp filed this appeal in accordance with
    Anders v. California, 
    386 U.S. 738
     (1967), and State v. Leon, 
    104 Ariz. 297
    (1969). Trapp’s counsel searched the record and identified no arguable,
    non-frivolous question of law. Counsel, therefore, asks this court to review
    the record for fundamental error. Trapp was given an opportunity to file a
    supplemental brief in propria persona. She has not done so. Finding no error
    in the record, we affirm Trapp’s convictions and sentences.
    FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
    ¶2            This court views the facts in the light most favorable to
    sustaining the jury’s verdict and resolves all reasonable inferences against
    Trapp. See State v. Fontes, 
    195 Ariz. 229
    , 230, ¶ 2 (App. 1998).
    ¶3             On March 18, 2018, Mesa Police Department dispatched
    officers to perform a welfare check on a woman slumped over in a vehicle.
    Upon arriving, an officer saw the vehicle’s headlights were on, both driver’s
    side doors were open, and the engine was running. Trapp was asleep in a
    reclined position in the vehicle’s driver’s seat. The officer woke Trapp by
    calling out to her and shining a flashlight. Trapp was groggy, had slurred
    speech and bloodshot eyes, and smelled of alcohol. Trapp told the officer
    “she had a couple shots of vodka” and was returning home.
    ¶4             Officers arrested Trapp on suspicion of driving under the
    influence (DUI). During an inventory search of the vehicle, officers found
    three bottles of vodka: a nearly empty bottle in the backseat, a full bottle in
    the passenger side, and an empty individual-sized bottle on the floor of the
    driver’s side. Trapp consented to a blood draw. Blood tests revealed she
    had a .201 blood alcohol concentration level. At the time of her arrest,
    Trapp’s driver’s license was suspended. She also had two previous DUI
    convictions within the preceding nine months.
    ¶5            Trapp was charged with four separate counts of DUI. See
    A.R.S. §§ 28-1381.A.1–2, -1383.A.1–2. Following a three-day trial, the jury
    convicted Trapp on all four counts. The superior court sentenced Trapp to
    four months imprisonment on each count, to run concurrently, with
    presentence incarceration credit of thirty-four days, followed by three years
    supervised probation. Trapp timely appealed. This court has jurisdiction
    under article VI, section 9, of the Arizona Constitution, and A.R.S. §§ 13-
    4031 and 13-4033.A.1.
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    STATE v. TRAPP
    Decision of the Court
    ANALYSIS
    ¶6              This court has read and considered counsel’s brief and fully
    reviewed the record for reversible error, finding none. See Leon, 
    104 Ariz. at 300
    ; State v. Flores, 
    227 Ariz. 509
    , 512, ¶ 12 (App. 2011).
    ¶7            All the proceedings were conducted in compliance with the
    Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. The record shows Trapp was present
    for, and represented by counsel at, all critical stages of the proceedings. See
    State v. Bohn, 
    116 Ariz. 500
    , 503 (1977); State v. Conner, 
    163 Ariz. 97
    , 104
    (1990). The jury was properly comprised of eight jurors and at least two
    alternates. See A.R.S. § 21-102.B. The record shows no evidence of jury
    misconduct. The superior court properly instructed the jury on the elements
    of the charged offenses, the State’s burden of proof, and Trapp’s presumed
    innocence. Additionally, Trapp was given an opportunity to speak at
    sentencing, and the sentences imposed are within statutory guidelines. See
    Ariz. R. Crim. P. 26.9, 26.10(b)(1); A.R.S. §§ 28-1383.D; 13-902.B.2; 13-702.D.
    CONCLUSION
    ¶8            Trapp’s convictions and sentences are affirmed.
    ¶9           Defense counsel’s obligations pertaining to Trapp’s
    representation in this appeal have ended. Defense counsel need do no more
    than inform Trapp of the outcome of this appeal and her future options,
    unless, upon review, counsel finds an issue appropriate for submission to
    our supreme court by petition for review. See State v. Shattuck, 
    140 Ariz. 582
    ,
    584–85 (1984).
    ¶10           Trapp has thirty days from the date of this decision to
    proceed, if she wishes, with an in propria persona petition for review. See
    Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.21. This court, on its own motion, also grants Trapp
    thirty days from the date of this decision to file an in propria persona motion
    for reconsideration. See Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.20.
    AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
    FILED: AA
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Document Info

Docket Number: 1 CA-CR 20-0508

Filed Date: 7/8/2021

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 7/8/2021