Legal Opinion
State v. Olivas
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 7, 1978No. 1 CA-CR 2756PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JACOBSON, Judge.
Following a jury trial, the appellant, Raymond Mendoza Olivas, was convicted of possessing a narcotic drug (heroin) in violation of A.R.S. §§ 36-1001 and 36-1002. The single basic contention advanced on appeal is that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.
On the afternoon of March 5, 1976, undercover Officers Garcia and Hernandez of the Phoenix Police Department went to the St. Mary’s Food Bank at 724 South First Avenue. Arthur Perez was standing in front of the building. Officer Garcia indicated to Perez that he wanted to buy a quarter ounce of heroin…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. HarvillArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Ernest S. Borum v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. BeardenArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- United States v. Edward A. Corso, A/K/A Edward A. MandersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Arant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. NashArizona Supreme Court · 1985
- State v. TisonArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. SchadArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. WagstaffCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1988
- State v. BlevinsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
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