Case Title: State v. Gantt

Citation: 108 Ariz. 92, 492 P.2d 1199

Docket Number: 

State: arizona

Court: Arizona Supreme Court

Date: 1972-01-27T00:00:00Z

Document:
108 Ariz. 92 (1972) 492 P.2d 1199 The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Allen GANTT, Jr., Appellant. No. 2332. Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc. January 27, 1972. Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen. by Mary Z. Chandler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee. Allen Gantt, Jr., in pro. per. *93 CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice. This is an appeal from a sentence of the trial court of five to ten years imprisonment on each of two counts of robbery, § 13-641 and § 13-643 A.R.S., said sentences to run concurrently with each other, and concurrently with Count I of three counts of robbery also for five to ten years in Cause No. 43546, Maricopa County. We are asked to determine: The facts necessary for a determination of this matter on appeal are as follows. On 8 January 1964, the defendant was charged with two counts of robbery, § 13-641 and § 13-643 A.R.S., which occurred on the 28th day of December 1963. Defendant entered a plea of guilty in the Superior Court of Maricopa County to which he was sentenced to five to ten years on each count, the court ordering: Although represented by counsel at the time that he entered his plea of guilty, defendant's counsel was not present at the time of the sentencing. Defendant appealed and the judgment of guilt was affirmed by this court. Gantt v. Eyman, 106 Ariz. 294, 475 P.2d 476 (1970). Thereafter petitioner sought relief in the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona and the Federal District Court concluded that the defendant should be resentenced with counsel present. Gantt v. Eyman, CIV 70-662. On 14 May 1971, the defendant, with counsel present, was resentenced by the court making the following comments: After questioning by counsel concerning the sentence, the court stated: DOUBLE JEOPARDY We are not concerned herein with the judgments of guilt, these having been affirmed by this court in Gantt v. Eyman, supra. We are concerned only with the resentencing and whether or not it constituted double jeopardy as the defendant contends. The United States Supreme Court has stated: In the instant case, the defendant has not been given a new and additional sentence in addition to the one previously given, or increased punishment in addition to the punishment previously received. Actually, the defendant has benefited by the resentencing in that the time within which his sentence was to commence under the original sentencing was to be the time he was delivered to the Arizona State Prison which was in April of 1964. By the resentencing, the effective date of the sentencing was moved back to January 1964, in effect, shortening his sentence. The trial court, on resentencing, ordered that he was to receive credit for good time and double time already served. Also, the two sentences are to be served concurrently with each other and also concurrently with Count I in Cause Number 43546, making it clear that the sentences are not consecutive to Count I in Cause Number 43546, as indicated in the first sentencing. Defendant has not shown wherein the double jeopardy provision of the United States and Arizona Constitutions apply to the facts of this case and we perceive none. VIOLATION OF § 13-1641 A.R.S. Defendant contends that he has been sentenced contrary to § 13-1641 A.R.S. which reads: Defendant argues that the two counts were of one and the same offense and therefore he should have been convicted of only one count instead of two. This is not timely raised. State v. Pierson, 107 Ariz. 386, 489 P.2d 23 (1971). It is noted, however, that a review of the record shows that the defendant was charged with the robbing of two different people, one Del M. Patton in Count I, and in Count II, one Max Blankston, and that he plead guilty to these two counts. Even though the two offenses may have occurred at approximately the same time and location, there were two different robbery victims, and two separate crimes. State v. Andrews, 106 Ariz. 372, 476 P.2d 673 (1970). *95 WAS THE PLEA PROPER? This matter is also untimely raised. We note, however, that this case occurred before the case of Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238, 89 S. Ct. 1709, 23 L. Ed. 2d 274 (1969) which is not retroactive. State v. Griswold, 105 Ariz. 1, 457 P.2d 331 (1969). The defendant in the instant case was represented by counsel and upon counsel's advice plead guilty. We see no error and the defendant has shown none. See State v. Wheatley, 106 Ariz. 524, 479 P.2d 409 (1971). The defendant in the instant case has had his judgment affirmed on appeal to this court, and sought relief in the federal court wherein it was determined that he should be resentenced with counsel present. He was resentenced and we find no irregularity in the resentencing and no violations of his rights therein. The sentences imposed are therefore affirmed. HAYS, C.J., and STRUCKMEYER, LOCKWOOD and HOLOHAN, JJ., concur.