STATE OF ARIZONA v. MICHAEL JAY PEROW

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IN THE ARIZONA COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION TWO THE STATE OF ARIZONA, Appellee, v. MICHAEL JAY PEROW, Appellant. No. 2 CA-CR 2015-0461 Filed May 31, 2016 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 NOT FOR PUBLICATION See Ariz.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 Pinal County No. S1100CR201501121 The Honorable Steven J. Fuller, Judge AFFIRMED COUNSEL Lynn T. Hamilton, Mesa Counsel for Appellant STATE v. PEROW Decision of the Court MEMORANDUM DECISION Presiding Judge Howard authored the decision of the Court, in which Judge Espinosa and Judge Staring concurred. H O W A R D, Presiding Judge: ¶1 After a jury trial, Michael Perow was convicted of possession of methamphetamine and sentenced to a ten-year prison term. Counsel asks us to search the record for error, asserting she has reviewed the record but found no arguable issue to raise on appeal and citing Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Clark, 196 Ariz. 530, 2 P.3d 89 (App. 1999). Perow has not filed a supplemental brief. ¶2 Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to sustaining the jury’s verdict, see State v. Tamplin, 195 Ariz. 246, ¶ 2, 986 P.2d 914, 914 (App. 1999), sufficient evidence supports it here. In April 2015, during a traffic stop, a police officer found 2.22 grams of methamphetamine on the driver’s seat of Perow’s truck. A.R.S. §§ 13-3401(6)(c)(xxxviii), 13-3407(A)(1). Perow admitted having four previous felony convictions. His sentence is within the statutory range and was properly imposed. A.R.S. §§ 13-703(C), (J), 133407(B)(1). ¶3 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). Perow’s conviction and sentence are therefore affirmed. 2

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