Legal Opinion
State v. Fowler
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided July 26, 1983No. Nos. 1 CA-CR 5529, 1 CA-CR 6246-PRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Judge.
The major issue raised by this appeal is whether the failure of the prosecution to advise the court or defense counsel of the apparent inability of the victim-prosecutrix to appear at trial invalidates the defendant’s Alford plea.
The defendant, David Lee Fowler, was charged by information filed March 4, 1981 with sexual assault, a class 2 felony in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1406. Allegations of two prior felony convictions were subsequently filed and the case was set for trial on June 11,1981. On June 10,1981, the day before trial, the defendant, his counsel and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. BirdsallArizona Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
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