Legal Opinion

State v. Roberts

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided January 20, 1976No. 1 CA-CR 1154Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DONOFRIO, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant Debra Lynn Roberts from a judgment of conviction for the offense of possession of narcotic drugs, a felony. The sole issue is the sufficiency and legality of the verdict which was rendered by the jury. More specifically, the question is whether the trial court prejudicially erred in recalling a jury to have it reconsider its verdict of guilty returned on an erroneous form of verdict.

Appellant was charged with possession of a narcotic drug, to-wit: heroin, in violation of A.R.S. § 36-1002. The order holding defendant to answer,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. Robert Lavon Nooks, Sinclair Hughes and John Henry BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. Simmons v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
  3. Peterson v. JacobsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
  4. State v. MendiolaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
  5. State v. MendiolaArizona Supreme Court · 1975

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