Legal Opinion

State v. Gates

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided March 2, 1978No. 3427-PRPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLOHAN, Justice.

Donald Wesley Gates, appellant, was charged by information with violating A.R.S. § 13-981 by wearing a mask for the purpose of escaping detection or identification in the commission of a public offense, namely, indecent exposure. After trial by jury, he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. A timely appeal was filed. The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. State v. Gates, 25 Ariz.App. 241, 542 P.2d 822 (1975); Supplemental Opinion, 26 Ariz.App. 75, 546 P.2d 52 (1976). We granted review.

The underlying public offense which appellant was found to…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. James v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Styers v. SchriroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. O'BRIEN v. EscherCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
  5. Lemieux v. SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, ETC.Arizona Supreme Court · 1982

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