Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided July 20, 1979No. 2 CA-CR 1737-3PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Judge.
Appellant was found guilty by the trial court sitting without a jury of unlawful possession of dangerous drugs, a misdemeanor, and sentenced to six months in the Pima County Jail.
This case is before us for a second time. In a memorandum decision we held that appellant’s submission of the case to the trial court on the record was tantamount to a guilty plea 1 and remanded the case to the trial court for a finding of whether she understood the rights she was waiving by this submission. The trial court found that she did not and ordered a new trial. In so doing, the trial…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Richard J. PicarielloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Bobby J. HerndonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Edward P. SewarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. MinceyArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. SolomanArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. LopezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989
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