State v. Superior Court of Cty. in & for Pima

CAMERON, Justice.

Defendant, William David Dobbs, was charged with the crime of attempting to obtain narcotics by fraud or deceit in violation of A.R.S. § 36-1017, as amended. The offense allegedly occurred on 5 September 1980. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment based on the invalidity of the statute. The State petitioned the Court of Appeals, Division Two, for a special action which was denied. We granted the State’s petition for review. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 12-120.24, Rule 31.19, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., and Rule 8(b),…