STATE v. BENTON

No. 1055.

78 Ariz. 85 (1954)

276 P.2d 516

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Claude BENTON (Thomas Meyers), Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

November 15, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross F. Jones, Atty. Gen., William Penn, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Alan Philip Bayham, Phoenix, for appellant.


STANFORD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a purportedly illegal sentence of confinement in the state prison for not less than ten years nor more than fifteen years. Judgment was rendered and sentence imposed after appellant had pleaded guilty to the crime of fraudulent procurement of narcotic drugs in violation of Section 68-831, A.C.A. 1939.

The one point of dispute is whether, under Chapter 57, Section 6, Laws 1952, now appearing as Section 68-834, A.C.A...

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