State v. Guthrie

HOLOHAN, Justice:

Defendant, James Lee Guthrie, was convicted after a trial by jury of the unlawful sale of heroin in 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.

On May 7, 1969 in Tucson, the defendant sold a quantity of heroin to John Martinez, an undercover agent of the Tucson Police. Also present at the sale was a 17 year old minor girl, hereinafter referred to as Miss S, and one Diego Jaurigue, a private citizen who was at the time helping the police in return for a favorable disposition of his •own pending…