Legal Opinion
State v. Miranda-Beltran
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 30, 1996No. 2 CA-CR 95-0572Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The state appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing the criminal charges against appellee on the ground of double jeopardy. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
Appellee was stopped by law enforcement officers while driving his automobile, which contained 167 pounds of marijuana. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana for sale and unlawful transportation of marijuana for sale, both class two felonies. The state also seized the vehicle and instituted forfeiture proceedings. A.R.S. §§ 13-4301 to -4315. Although appellee was…
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