State v. Murphy

UDALL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Lester Earl Murphy, Jr., hereinafter referred to as defendant, from a judgment of conviction rendered on a plea of guilty to first degree burglary in the Superior Court of Maricopa County.

The facts necessary to the determination of this appeal are as follows: The defendant was charged with two counts of burglary. Prior to the trial, a hearing was held on a motion by the defendant to suppress certain evidence alleging that it was obtained as a result of an illegal search and seizure. This motion was denied and the trial proceeded. Shortly before the…