Legal Opinion
State v. French
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1969No. 1919PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
The defendant, William L. French, was tried December 20, 1967, and found guilty of the crimes of Grand Theft-Auto, and Robbery, committed on September 4, 1965. On September 8, 1965, defendant was arrested near Truckee, California and entered a plea of guilty to a federal charge alleging interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle. The federal charge involved the same vehicle as that alleged in the Arizona auto theft charge.
The defendant was incarcerated on the federal charge and Arizona did not file a criminal complaint against him until July 25, 1967. 1 The statement of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. SchantzArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. BeardenArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. ReyesArizona Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. MitchellArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- State v. PolskyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1971
- State v. MendozaArizona Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. ArnoldArizona Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. KidwellArizona Supreme Court · 1970
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