Court Opinion

ID: 9793417
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:47:16.324291+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:04:54.259206
License: Public Domain

UDALL, Justice
(specially concurring).
I have somewhat reluctantly concluded to join with the majority in affirming the judgment of conviction. However, I feel rather strongly that the sentences meted out to this 15-year-old defendant, aggregating 23 to 30 years, were too severe. The legislature has expressly granted to this Court the power to reduce sentence upon appeal (see A.R.S. § 13-1717). This we have been requested to do; I would, therefore, temper justice with mercy and grant to this youthful defendant a reduction of the sentence imposed on the first count (15 to 20 years) down to 10 to 15 years, and have the sentences on the other two counts run concurrently rather than consecutively. In this manner there might be some chance of rehabilitating the boy.