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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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.

                         DAVID HARVEY, Appellant.

                             No. 1 CA-CR 22-0067
                               FILED 10-18-2022

           Appeal from the Superior Court in Yavapai County
                        No. P1300CR202000898
               The Honorable Krista M. Carman, Judge

                                  AFFIRMED

                                   COUNSEL

Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Phoenix
By Linley Wilson
Counsel for Appellee

Nicole Countryman, Phoenix
Counsel for Appellant

                       MEMORANDUM DECISION

Presiding Judge Samuel A. Thumma delivered the decision of the Court, in
which Judge Cynthia J. Bailey and Vice Chief Judge David B. Gass joined.
                            STATE v. HARVEY
                            Decision of the Court

T H U M M A, Judge:

¶1             This is an appeal under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967)
and State v. Leon, 104 Ariz. 297 (1969). Counsel for defendant David Harvey
has advised the court that, after searching the entire record, she has found
no arguable question of law and asks this court to conduct an Anders review
of the record. Harvey was given the opportunity to file a supplemental brief
on his own behalf but did not do so. This court has reviewed the record and
found no reversible error. Accordingly, Harvey’s convictions for one count
of sexual conduct with a minor and six counts of molestation of a child, as
well as his resulting prison sentences, are affirmed.

                 FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2            On June 22, 2019, the victim, a female who was then ten years
old, told her Mother “Uncle Dave touches me.” “Uncle Dave” referred to
Harvey, who is married to Mother’s sister. Mother contacted the police,
who arranged for a family advocacy specialist to conduct forensic
interviews of the victim. During those interviews, the victim discussed a
long history of Harvey inappropriately touching her. This included
separate incidents from 2015 to 2019 where Harvey touched her genitals,
including penetrating her while in his truck. All of the reported incidents
took place in Yavapai County. Later, at trial where the victim testified, these
forensic interviews were admitted into evidence and played for the jury.

¶3            After the first forensic interview, a nurse practitioner also
performed a sexual assault examination on victim. Mother then
participated in several recorded confrontation calls with Harvey, excerpts
of which were later admitted in evidence at trial and played for the jury.
After first denying allegations made by Mother, but before she mentioned
that at least one incident occurred in his truck, Harvey spontaneously
volunteered that the victim “sat on my lap in the truck just like everyone
else did.”

¶4             The State charged Harvey with one count of sexual conduct
with a minor, a Class 2 felony and a dangerous crime against children
(DCAC) offense, for penetrating the victim in his truck and six counts of
molestation of a child, each a Class 2 felony and a DCAC offense. Before
trial, following a hearing, the superior court granted the State’s motion to
present evidence under Arizona Rule of Evidence 404(b) and (c) about
uncharged actions Harvey undertook with the victim, making findings
indicated by those rules. The court denied the State’s request to use

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                            Decision of the Court

evidence of additional 404(b) and (c) acts that were disclosed to Harvey the
night before trial began.

¶5            At trial, the victim testified about Harvey’s conduct,
describing in some detail evidence supporting each of the seven charges.
Along with the nurse practitioner, Harvey’s wife and others testified. The
State’s forensic scientist testified there was no male DNA present on the
swabs taken during the sexual assault examination, adding that the length
of time between the assault and the examination made it less likely DNA
would be detected. After the State rested in its case in chief, Harvey called
his own DNA expert, who testified that Harvey’s DNA would be present
on the swabs if Harvey had penetrated the victim as alleged. Harvey moved
for a judgment of acquittal, which the superior court denied. See Ariz. R.
Crim. P. 20. Harvey declined to testify, as was his right.

¶6             After deliberation, the jury found Harvey guilty as charged.
The court polled the jury and each juror answered individually that these
were their true verdicts. Before sentencing, the court ordered and received
a pre-sentence report. The court sentenced Harvey to 15 years for the sexual
conduct with a minor conviction and 12 years for each of the six molestation
of a child convictions. All of the sentences are flat-time and consecutive. The
court properly awarded Harvey 536 days of pre-sentence incarceration
credit on the sexual conduct with a minor conviction and imposed financial
consequences.

¶7           This court has jurisdiction over Harvey’s timely appeal
pursuant to Article 6, Section 9, of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona
Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) sections 12-120.21(A)(1), 13-4031 and 13-4033(A)
(2022).

                               DISCUSSION

¶8            The record shows that Harvey was present for and
represented by counsel at all critical stages of the proceedings. The court
properly instructed the 12-person jury on the elements of the charged
offenses, the State’s burden of proof, Harvey’s presumption of innocence
and other applicable law. The record contains substantial evidence
supporting the verdicts. The sentences imposed were within statutory
limits. The award of presentence incarceration credit was accurate. From
the court’s review of the record, all of the proceedings were conducted in
compliance with the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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                               CONCLUSION

¶9            This court has read and considered counsel’s brief and has
searched the record provided for reversible error and has found none. Leon,
104 Ariz. at 300; State v. Clark, 196 Ariz. 530, 537 ¶ 30 (App. 1999).
Accordingly, Harvey’s convictions and resulting sentences are affirmed.

¶10            Upon the filing of this decision, defense counsel is directed to
inform Harvey of the status of the appeal and of his future options. Defense
counsel has no further obligations unless, upon review, counsel identifies
an issue appropriate for submission to the Arizona Supreme Court by
petition for review. See State v. Shattuck, 140 Ariz. 582, 584-85 (1984). Harvey
shall have 30 days from the date of this decision to proceed, if he desires,
with a pro se motion for reconsideration or petition for review.

                           AMY M. WOOD • Clerk of the Court
                           FILED: AA

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