State v. Orendain

188 Ariz. 54 (1997)

932 P.2d 1325

STATE of Arizona, Appellee.

v.

Ruben Renteria ORENDAIN, Appellant.

No. CR-96-0161-PR.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

February 11, 1997.

Grant Woods, Attorney General, Phoenix by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section, Diane M. Ramsey, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee, State of Arizona.

Ron Wood's Law Office by Ronald D. Wood, Show Low, for Appellant.

OPINION

JONES, Vice Chief Justice.

Defendant Ruben Renteria Orendain was tried and convicted on drug charges. In a split decision, the court of appeals reversed the convictions and held that…