State v. Altieri

OPINION

MOELLER, Justice.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1 Defendant Dominic Joseph Altieri (“defendant”) was tried in absentia and found guilty by a jury of transportation of marijuana for sale and possession of marijuana for sale, both class two felonies. He was sentenced to concurrent, presumptive five-year prison terms. The facts leading to his convictions follow.

¶ 2 On October 2, 1994, the Arizona Department of Public Safety received an anonymous telephone call stating that a man named Dominic, approximately 42 years old, was driving a four-door, gray 1991 Buiek Century, westbound on I — 10…