STATE v. CASTANO

No. 1184.

89 Ariz. 231 (1961)

360 P.2d 479

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Oscar CASTANO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

March 22, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson & Gibson, Phoenix, for appellant.

Wade Church, former Atty. Gen., Stirley Newell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles C. Stidham, former County Atty., Richard S. Alleman, Deputy County Atty., for appellee.


JENNINGS, Justice.

Appellant (hereinafter called defendant) pleaded guilty to illegal possession of narcotics, and after a hearing on mitigation was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in the State prison. Defendant appeals on the grounds that the sentence was excessive and by reason thereof sentence was unconstitutional in that it constituted (a) cruel and unusual punishment, (b) a loss of liberty without due process and (c) a denial of equal protection of the laws.

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