Legal Opinion
State v. Fleming
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1977No. 3894PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Chief Justice.
Defendant, Roger Fleming, was found guilty by a jury of the crime of possession of stolen property. A.R.S. § 13-621. He was adjudged guilty and placed on three years probation. A.R.S. § 13-1645. He appealed from the judgment and we took jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 47(e)(5), Rules of the Supreme Court, 17A A.R.S.
We must answer the following questions:
1. Was there undue restriction of the defendant’s right of confrontation by not allowing the defendant to inquire into the prior mental history of the prosecution’s key witness, Joseph Clark?
2. Should the prosecution have…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by59 opinions
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