OPINION
LANKFORD, Judge.
The defendant, Dina Opal Dykes, was convicted after a jury trial of possession of a dangerous drug, a class four felony. A.R.S. § 13-3407(B)(1). This statute also authorizes trial judges to designate a conviction for this offense as a class 1 misdemeanor. The punishment for a class four felony is, of course, more severe than for a class 1 misdemeanor. See A.R.S. §§ 13-701, 707.
However, the trial judge may apply...
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