Legal Opinion
State v. Mendoza
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 1969No. 1733PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McFarland, justice:
Defendant Espiridion Morales Mendoza, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was tried and convicted of unlawful possession of narcotic drug-—heroin—in violation of § 36-1002, A.R.S., with a prior conviction, and was sentenced to serve a term of not less than fifteen years nor more than sixteen years in the Arizona State Penitentiary. From the judgment and sentence of the court, he appeals.
Defendant was 52 years of age at the time of the trial, and had been addicted to the use of narcotics for approximately twenty-five years.
The first question presented by defendant was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Wolf v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DeMichelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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