State v. Davis

HAYS, Chief Justice.

This case is before us upon a certification of two questions of law from the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County, under Criminal Rule of Procedure No. 346, 17 A.R.S.

Defendant was charged with the illegal importation and transportation of marijuana, with two prior felony convictions: one for possession of heroin and one for possession of narcotics.

Trial was set, in defendant’s presence, for March 23, 1971. Defendant, who was in jail for revocation of probation, was transferred to the Maricopa County Hospital for treatment for a broken nose received while in jail and, while…