Reams v. City of Tucson

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Presiding Judge.

On March 12, 1980, appellant William Blankenship was arrested and charged with attempted trafficking in stolen property following a transaction in which Blankenship purchased certain weapons from an undercover police officer who allegedly informed Blankenship that the weapons were stolen. Subsequently, based solely upon the testimony of the undercover officer, the grand jury returned an indictment. The indictment was later dismissed by the trial court, however, upon motion of the state.

*342Two years after the arrest, Blankenship and his mother, appellant Reams,…