State v. Castellano

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by the court, sitting without a jury, of knowingly possessing cocaine, a class 4 felony. Sentence was suspended and appellant was placed on four years’ probation and fined $2,000 plus a 37 percent surcharge of $740, payable in monthly installments.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on November 5, 1988, Officer William C. McRaney from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) was traveling in a marked patrol car eastbound on State Route 90 between Sierra Vista and San Pedro. He saw a light color 1985 Dodge traveling in the westbound lane with…