STATE v. COTA

No. 1603.

102 Ariz. 416 (1967)

432 P.2d 428

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Frank COTA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona. In Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell F. Smith, Atty. Gen., Philip M. Haggerty, Sp. Counsel to the Atty. Gen., and Robert K. Corbin, County Atty., Maricopa County, for appellee State of Arizona.

Lawrence C. Cantor and Theodore Matz, Phoenix, for appellant.

Robert J. Corcoran, Phoenix, Counsel Arizona Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.


UDALL, Justice:

The appellant, Frank Encisco Cota, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by information with first degree murder in the death of a state narcotics agent, Roy Singh. One Pedro Flores Valenzuela was a co-defendant. A first trial of the defendant and Valenzuela resulted in a mistrial.

After the second trial had commenced, Valenzuela pled guilty and the trial continued as to defendant. The defendant was subsequently convicted of murder...

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