Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2/28/1995

State v. Johnson

Citations

890 P.2d 641
181 Ariz. 346
185 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 27
1995 Ariz. App. LEXIS 53

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holding that under § 13-3623(B), which makes it illegal to place children in a physically dangerous environment, maintaining such a dangerous environment in an apartment was child abuse
explaining that the trial court may review the extended record to determine a factual basis for a guilty plea
“[C]ourts reviewing the factual basis of a guilty plea should be allowed to examine numerous sources in order to promote substantial justice.”
“A factual basis is required for the purpose of shielding the innocent from conviction, rather than to provide a backdoor for defendants to obviate finality by challenging their guilty pleas.”

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Judges: Voss, Gerber, Contreras

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