State v. Guthrie

LOCKWOOD, Justice:

This appeal comes before this court to review an order of the Pima .County Superior Court, the Honorable Mary Anne Richey, presiding, denying defendant’s petition for postconviction relief under Rule 32.1, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R. S. Affirmed.

On August 27, 1970, appellant, James Lee Guthrie, was convicted after a trial by jury of the unlawful sale of heroin, a violation of A.R.S. § 36-1002.02. He was sentenced to a term of not less than five nor more than seven years in the state prison. Pursuant to § 36-1002.02, added laws 1961, 1st S.S., Ch. 1, § 3, the…