STATE v. SISCO

No. CR-15-0265-PR.

373 P.3d 549 (2016)

239 Ariz. 532

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Ronald James SISCO II, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed July 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, John R. Lopez IV , Solicitor General, Joseph T. Maziarz , Section Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section, Jonathan Bass (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Steven R. Sonenberg , Pima County Public Defender, David J. Euchner (argued), Assistant Public Defender, Tucson, Attorneys for Ronald James Sisco II.

Amy P. Knight (argued), Kuykendall & Associates, Tucson; and Kathleen E. Brody , Jana L. Sutton , Osborn Maledon, P.A., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

CHIEF JUSTICE BALES authored the opinion of the Court, in which VICE CHIEF JUSTICE PELANDER and JUSTICES BRUTINEL, TIMMER and BOLICK joined.


¶ 1 Here we consider whether the odor of marijuana suffices to establish probable cause for issuance of a search warrant, given the adoption of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act ("AMMA"), A.R.S. §§ 36-2801 through 2819. We hold that it does, unless other facts would cause a reasonable person...

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