Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2015-10-15 15:04:34.150961+00
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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 UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION IS NOT PRECEDENTIAL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.

                    LUIS GABRIEL-GABRIEL, Appellant.

                             No. 1 CA-CR 14-0524
                                FILED 10-15-15

           Appeal from the Superior Court in Maricopa County
                        No. CR2013-105412-001
             The Honorable Pamela Hearn Svoboda, Judge

                                  AFFIRMED

                                   COUNSEL

Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Phoenix
By Joseph T. Maziarz
Counsel for Appellee

Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, Phoenix
By Cory Engle
Counsel for Appellant

Luis Gabriel-Gabriel, Douglas
Appellant
                        STATE v. GABRIEL-GABRIEL
                           Decision of the Court

                      MEMORANDUM DECISION

Judge Kent E. Cattani delivered the decision of the Court, in which
Presiding Judge Patricia K. Norris and Judge Patricia A. Orozco joined.

C A T T A N I, Judge:

¶1           Luis Gabriel-Gabriel appeals his conviction of one count of
aggravated assault using a deadly weapon.

¶2             Gabriel’s counsel filed a brief in accordance with Anders v.
California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Leon, 104 Ariz. 297, 451 P.2d 878
(1969), certifying that, after a diligent search of the record, he found no
arguable question of law that was not frivolous, and asking us to search the
record for fundamental reversible error. See State v. Clark, 196 Ariz. 530,
537, ¶ 30, 2 P.3d 89, 96 (App. 1999). Gabriel filed a supplemental brief in
propria persona, arguing his appellate attorney failed to prepare a complete
record for purposes of a fundamental error review. After reviewing the
record and considering the issue raised in Gabriel’s supplemental brief, we
affirm his conviction and resulting sentence.

             FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3             The victim (“R.S.”), rented a room from Gabriel, who lived
with his wife (“R.D.”) and two of their children. One afternoon at
approximately 1:30 p.m., R.S. and R.D. were having a conversation
regarding a payment for a car R.S. had sold to one of Gabriel and R.D.’s
sons. Gabriel returned home from work and found R.S. and R.D. talking.
Gabriel became angry, believing R.D. and R.S. were having an affair.
Gabriel went to the kitchen and returned with two knives. Gabriel attacked
R.S. with the two knives, and the two men started to wrestle. R.S. was able
to take one knife away but was unable to secure the other one. Gabriel
attempted to stab R.S. in the stomach, and he cut R.S.’s arm.

¶4           R.D. called 911, and police officers arrived while Gabriel and
R.S. were still fighting. The officers ordered both men to leave the
apartment, and both men received medical treatment for their injuries,
which for R.S. included severe lacerations to his head and arm.

¶5           The State charged Gabriel with one count of aggravated
assault, a class 3 dangerous felony under Arizona Revised Statutes

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                      STATE v. GABRIEL-GABRIEL
                         Decision of the Court

(“A.R.S.”) § 13-1204(A)(2).1 Gabriel agreed to plead guilty to aggravated
assault, a class 3 non-dangerous felony, and at a change of plea hearing, the
superior court found that Gabriel knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily
entered into the plea agreement.

¶6           Gabriel subsequently filed a motion to withdraw from the
agreement, citing Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), and asserting that
he was unaware that the charge to which he pleaded guilty was a
deportable offense. After briefing and argument, the court granted
Gabriel’s motion to withdraw from the guilty plea.

¶7            The case proceeded to trial, and the jury convicted Gabriel of
aggravated assault. The jury subsequently found the crime to be a
dangerous offense because it involved the use or threatening exhibition of
a knife. The jury also found in aggravation that the offense involved the
infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical injury, and that it
caused physical, emotional, or financial harm to the victim.

¶8           The court sentenced Gabriel to a mitigated sentence of five
years’ incarceration, with 96 days’ credit for presentence incarceration.
Gabriel timely appealed.

                               DISCUSSION

¶9            We have read and considered counsel’s brief, as well as
Gabriel’s supplemental brief, and we have reviewed the record for
reversible error. See Leon, 104 Ariz. at 300, 451 P.2d at 881. We find none.

¶10           Gabriel was present and represented by counsel at all stages
of the proceedings against him. The record reflects that the superior court
afforded Gabriel all his rights under the constitution and our statutes, and
that the proceedings were conducted in accordance with the Arizona Rules
of Criminal Procedure. The court conducted appropriate pretrial hearings,
and the evidence presented at trial and summarized above was sufficient
to support the jury’s verdict. Gabriel’s sentence falls within the range
prescribed by law, with proper credit given for presentence incarceration.

¶11            Gabriel argues in his supplemental brief that his appellate
counsel failed to prepare a complete record for review for fundamental
error and that the record is thus deficient. But a claim of ineffective
assistance of counsel cannot be raised on direct appeal and instead must be

1     Absent material revisions after the relevant date, we cite a statute’s
current version.

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                       STATE v. GABRIEL-GABRIEL
                          Decision of the Court

raised in a post-conviction proceeding pursuant to Rule 32 of the Arizona
Rules of Criminal Procedure. See State ex rel. Thomas v. Rayes, 214 Ariz. 411,
415, ¶ 20, 153 P.3d 1040, 1044 (2007). Accordingly, we decline to address
this argument.

¶12            After the filing of this decision, defense counsel’s obligations
pertaining to Gabriel’s representation will end by informing him of the
outcome of this appeal and his future options, unless counsel’s review
reveals an issue appropriate for submission to the Arizona Supreme Court
by petition for review. See State v. Shattuck, 140 Ariz. 582, 584–85, 684 P.2d
154, 156–57 (1984). Gabriel 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.

                              CONCLUSION

¶13           Gabriel’s conviction and sentence are affirmed.

                                    :jt

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