The State of Arizona v. David Ian Woodruff

Florence, Arizona criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree child molestation.

¶2 Pursuant to a 2022 plea agreement, Woodruff was convicted of two counts of second-degree child molestation. In April 2022, the superior court suspended the imposition of sentence, placed Woodruff on lifetime supervised probation, and ordered him to register as a sex offender.



¶3 In July 2023, Woodruff filed a notice of post-conviction relief. Thereafter, he filed a petition, arguing: (a) that, in his case, lifetime probation and sex offender registration constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under both the United States and Arizona constitutions; and (b) that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. In April 2024, the superior court summarily dismissed Woodruff's petition. The court first found that the notice had been untimely filed and that Woodruff had not shown good cause for his delay. The court then concluded that, even had Woodruff timely sought post-conviction relief, he failed to state a colorable claim for either cruel and unusual punishment or ineffective assistance of counsel. This petition for review followed.



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State v. Woodruff, 2 CA-CR 2024-0105-PR (Ariz. App. Sep 24, 2024)

Affirmed