Legal Opinion
State v. Laguna
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided November 2, 1979No. 2 CA-CR 1858PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHMOND, Chief Judge.
The state appeals from an order dismissing prosecution of the appellee on felony assault charges because appellee had already been convicted in justice court of a lesser included offense. We agree that the felony charges placed appellee in double jeopardy and affirm.
Appellee was arrested by the Patagonia Town Marshal after he allegedly fired a gun in the direction of two men. He was charged in justice court with discharging a firearm within a city in violation of A.R.S. § 13-3107, and simple assault in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1203(A)(1). The complaint was typed…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. BradfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
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