Legal Opinion
State v. Pierce
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 13, 1977No. 1 CA-CR 2297PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONOFRIO, Judge.
The challenging question presented by this appeal is whether, under the law as presently declared 1 we must remand for a determination of appellant’s competency to waive trial and enter a plea of guilty. There are two additional issues presented, which concern appellant’s competency at the time of sentencing and the appropriateness of the sentence imposed.
In March, 1976, the appellant Robert Edward Pierce was charged with the crimes of possession of heroin 2 and being under the influence of heroin. 3 Appellant had a history of mental problems, having previously been committed…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Geza De Kaplany v. J. J. Enomoto, Director of California Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Gilbert F. Sieling, Sr. v. Frank A. Eyman, Warden, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. Walter Paul McGough v. H. D. Hewitt, Superintendent, State Prison at HuntingdonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Carl William Wolf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. KayerArizona Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. LockwoodSupreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- State v. DraperArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. SimsArizona Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. AnzivinoCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
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