State v. Laurino

LOCKWOOD, Justice:

David Alan Laurino was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana for sale in violation of A.R.S. § 36-1002.06. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to from five to seven years in the state prison. From this conviction and sentence he appeals.

On May 31, 1968, Detective Werner Wolff of the narcotic control detail of the Tucson Police Department procured a search warrant for the premises which the defendant and another party were renting. When Wolff arrived, accompanied by other officers, various people standing outside the house “scattered.” Wolff ran toward the…