Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1977No. 3637PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.
Appellant, Essie Mae Lewis, was convicted of possession of heroin in violation of A.R.S. § 36-1002. She appeals, asserting that the trial court erroneously denied her motion to suppress a balloon of heroin.
On November 29,1974, the Phoenix police obtained a warrant to search Don and Carol Meacham and their residence at 201V2 West Broadway in Phoenix. After serving the warrant, the police talked with Clarence Mitchell, who was present at the Meacham residence. He told the police that they should have waited:
“because there was a black chick that just went out to…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. AlgerIdaho Supreme Court · 1979
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