STATE v. MAESTAS

No. CR-17-0193-PR.

417 P.3d 774 (2018)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Andre Lee Juwaun MAESTAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed May 23, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Dominic E. Draye (argued), Solicitor General, Joseph T. Maziarz , Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section, Adele Ponce , Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Thomas W. Dean (argued), Thomas W. Dean Attorney at Law, Phoenix, Attorney for Andre Lee Juwaun Maestas.

David J. Euchner , Sarah L. Mayhew (argued), Tucson, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

Lee Phillips , Law Offices of Lee Phillips PC, Flagstaff, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

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


¶ 1 The Arizona Medical Marijuana Act ("AMMA"), enacted by voters as Proposition 203 in 2010, generally permits qualified AMMA cardholders to possess a limited amount of marijuana and, with certain exceptions and limitations, immunizes their AMMA-compliant possession or use from "arrest, prosecution or...

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