Legal Opinion

State v. Lopez

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided August 31, 1976No. 2 CA-CR 817PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRUCKER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of guilty to the crime of possession of marijuana, A.R.S. § 36-1002.05, and a sentence thereon of not less than three nor more than six years in the Arizona State Prison.

On appeal appellants claim that:

1. The grand jury transcript, the affidavit and the stipulations did not set forth sufficient evidence to prove the crime of possession of marijuana.

2. The prosecutor’s closing statement to the grand jury tainted the grand jury proceedings thus rendering impossible a fair and impartial decision on the issue of probable cause.

3. The trial court…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. SmithArizona Supreme Court · 1979
  3. State v. MulliganArizona Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
  5. State v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986

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