STATE v. SMITH

No. 2503.

110 Ariz. 112 (1973)

515 P.2d 857

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Arnold Douglas SMITH and James Weldon Garland, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

November 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., by Peter Van Orman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by William C. Blakley, Former Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellants.


HOLOHAN, Justice.

Arnold Douglas Smith and James Weldon Garland were tried and convicted after a trial by jury of the offense of robbery. Each of the defendants was sentenced to a term of confinement of not less than five nor more than seven years. A timely appeal was filed raising the single question:

"Did the trial court commit fundamental error in allowing the state to introduce in evidence at the trial `mug shots' of the defendants?"

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