STATE OF ARIZONA v. LUIS DANIEL COLLAZO
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IN THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION TWO THE STATE OF ARIZONA, Appellee, v. LUIS DANIEL COLLAZO, Appellant. No. 2 CA-CR 2016-0257 Filed January 19, 2017 THIS DECISION DOES NOT CREATE LEGAL PRECEDENT AND MAY NOT BE CITED EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICABLE RULES. NOT FOR PUBLICATION See Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 111(c)(1); Ariz. R. Crim. P. 31.24. Appeal from the Superior Court in Pima County No. CR20153532001 The Honorable Scott Rash, Judge AFFIRMED COUNSEL Steven R. Sonenberg, Pima County Public Defender By David J. Euchner, Assistant Public Defender, Tucson Counsel for Appellant STATE v. COLLAZO Decision of the Court MEMORANDUM DECISION Judge Vásquez authored the decision of the Court, in which Presiding Judge Howard and Chief Judge Eckerstrom concurred. V Á S Q U E Z, Judge: ¶1 After a jury trial, Luis Collazo was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child, two counts of sexual conduct with a minor under the age of fifteen, and two counts of furnishing obscene or harmful items to minors. The jury additionally found the victim of sexual conduct, Collazo’s son, was twelve years old or younger at the time of those offenses. Collazo was sentenced to concurrent and consecutive prison terms, including two consecutive terms of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for thirty-five years. ¶2 Counsel has filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Clark, 196 Ariz. 530, 2 P.3d 89 (App. 1999), asserting he has reviewed the record but found no arguably meritorious issue to raise on appeal. Consistent with Clark, 196 Ariz. 530, ¶ 32, 2 P.3d at 97, he has provided “a detailed factual and procedural history of the case with citations to the record” and asks this court to search the record for error. Collazo has not filed a supplemental brief. ¶3 Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to sustaining the jury’s verdicts, see State v. Tamplin, 195 Ariz. 246, ¶ 2, 986 P.2d 914, 914 (App. 1999), sufficient evidence supports them here. From at least 2013 to late 2014, Collazo engaged in ongoing sexual abuse of his son (who was eight years old at the time of trial in 2016) and his stepson (fourteen years old at the time of trial), including anally penetrating his son with his penis and with an object, anally penetrating his stepson with his penis, and forcing his stepson to perform oral sex; he also showed both victims 2 STATE v. COLLAZO Decision of the Court pornographic material. See A.R.S. §§ 13-1405(A), 13-1417(A), 133506(A). Collazo’s sentences are within the statutory range and were properly imposed. A.R.S. §§ 13-705(A), (C), 13-1405(B), 131417(B), 13-3506(C). ¶4 Pursuant to our obligation under Anders, we have searched the record for fundamental error and found none. See State v. Fuller, 143 Ariz. 571, 575, 694 P.2d 1185, 1189 (1985). Accordingly, we affirm Collazo’s convictions and sentences. 3
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