Legal Opinion

State v. Fierro

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided October 6, 1971No. 2249PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

Robert Fierro appeals from a verdict and judgment of guilt to rape and a sentence of not less than 20 nor more than 30 years.

The defendant’s appeal raises the following questions:

1. While defendant was in jail for lack of bail on an attempted burglary charge, was it a denial of equal protection to force him to attend lineups for the rape ?

2. Was the in-court identification tainted by the allegedly illegal lineup?

3. Was error committed when the court allowed testimony that defendant had committed a second rape three months after the rape for which he was being tried ?

4. Did…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. LittleArizona Supreme Court · 1960
  3. John E. Adams v. United States of America, Ernest J. Stuckey v. United States of America, Melvin R. Roots v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. State v. HughesArizona Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Rigney v. HendrickCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. RoseArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  2. State v. KellyArizona Supreme Court · 1974
  3. State of Arizona v. Mark GoudeauArizona Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. HueyArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. ThomasArizona Supreme Court · 1973

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