Opinion
2 CA-CR 2023-0111
11-29-2023
The State of Arizona, Appellee, v. Carter Robert Beckwith, Appellant.
Janelle A. Mc Eachern, Chandler Counsel for Appellant
Not for Publication - Rule 111(c), Rules of the Arizona Supreme Court.
Appeal from the Superior Court in Mohave County No. S8015CR202100830 The Honorable Douglas R. Camacho, Judge Pro Tempore. AFFIRMED
Janelle A. Mc Eachern, Chandler Counsel for Appellant
Judge Kelly authored the decision of the Court, in which Presiding Judge Brearcliffe and Judge Eckerstrom concurred.
MEMORANDUM DECISION
KELLY, Judge
¶1 Following a jury trial in 2023, appellant Carter Beckwith was convicted of manslaughter as the lesser-included offense of second-degree murder. The trial court sentenced him to the presumptive 10.5-year prison term.
¶2 On appeal, counsel has filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and State v. Leon, 104 Ariz. 297 (1969), stating she has "searched the record on appeal" and has found "no arguable question of law that is not frivolous" to raise. Consistent with State v. Clark, 196 Ariz. 530, ¶ 30 (App. 1999), counsel has provided "a detailed factual and procedural history of the case, with citations to the record," and has asked this court to search the record for "fundamental error." Beckwith has not filed a supplemental brief.
¶3 Viewed in the light most favorable to affirming the jury's verdict, see State v. Holle, 240 Ariz. 300, ¶ 2 (2016), the evidence is sufficient here, see A.R.S. § 13-1103. Beckwith admitted to police that on July 10, 2021, he shot the victim, who died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. Beckwith also testified at trial that the victim pointed a gun at him, which frightened him, after which he "pull[ed his] gun out and cocked it, and . . . shot [the victim]." The sentence imposed is within the statutory range. See A.R.S. §§ 13-704(A), 13-1103(D).
¶4 Pursuant to our obligation under Anders, we have searched the record for reversible error and have found none. See State v. Fuller, 143 Ariz. 571, 575 (1985). Accordingly, we affirm Beckwith's conviction and sentence.