Enhanced Sentencing for Shoplifting
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Arizona
Sentencing Chart
They r talking about misdermeanor sentencing.
(Be aware that Arizona law requires that a person convicted of the same misdemeanor within two years of the date of the present offense must be sentenced for the next higher class of offense for which the person currently stands convicted. A.R.S. § 13-707(B))
Does this mean that sense bf got 2 shop lifting charges within 2 years that will bump up to a felony 6 then?
He got 2 shop lifting charges within a month apart actually what a dum dum.
Thanks for helping me
Re: Enhanced Sentencing for Shoplifting
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Quoting ARS Sec. 13-707(B). Misdemeanors; sentencing
B. A person who is at least eighteen years of age or who has been tried as an adult and who stands convicted of any misdemeanor or petty offense, other than a traffic offense, and who has been convicted of one or more of the same misdemeanors or petty offenses within two years next preceding the date of the present offense shall be sentenced for the next higher class of offense than that for which the person currently is convicted. Time spent incarcerated within the two years next preceding the date of the offense for which a person is currently being sentenced shall not be included in the two years required to be free of convictions.
If you have two prior charges, and one or more prior convictions within the preceding two years, then your charge is enhanced. You would look at the current conviction charge and figure out from that what the next higher class of offense would be.
Re: Enhanced Sentencing for Shoplifting
He's currently charged with a misdemeanor 1 charge does that make it a felony