State v. Delgadillo

OPINION

FIDEL, Chief Judge.

We hold in this opinion that it does not violate state and federal constitutional prohibitions against excessive fines to require each of several persons convicted of possessing the same illegal drugs to pay treble the full value of the drugs pursuant to Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“A.R.S.”) section 13-3405(D) (Supp.1992).

Martin Delgadillo (defendant), Ilda Torres, and Reyna Ortega were each indicted on one count of possession for sale and one count of transportation for sale of more than eight pounds of marijuana. Defendant pled guilty to amended charges of *429possession of…