State v. Munoz

CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilt after a guilty plea to the crime of possession of heroin, § 36-1002 A.R.S., and a sentence thereon of not less than four nor more than eight years in the Arizona State Prison.

We are asked to answer only one question on appeal and that is: “Was it error and an abuse of discretion for the trial judge to fail to disqualify himself from the sentencing of the defendant ?”

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter on appeal are as follows. Defendant was arrested on the 1st day of September 1973 for possession of…