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STATE v. LOPEZ

No. 2 CA-CR 87-0219.

156 Ariz. 573 (1987)

754 P.2d 300

The STATE of Arizona, Appellant, v. Virginia Navarro LOPEZ, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

Reconsideration Granted January 12, 1988.

Review Denied June 1, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Luis Machado, Santa Cruz Co. Atty., Nogales, for appellant.

Law Office of William Redondo, by Patrick C. Hurd, Tucson, for appellee.

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

The sole issue in this case is the propriety of the court's dismissal of the charges against the appellee because the state destroyed evidence which the defense had specifically requested be preserved.

Appellee Virginia Navarro Lopez was arrested on October 17, 1986, and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana for sale and unlawful transportation of marijuana. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on that day, two DPS officers...

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