Arizona Supreme Court· 10/4/1977

State v. Murphy

Citations

570 P.2d 1070
117 Ariz. 57
1977 Ariz. LEXIS 226

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applying rational basis analysis in deciding whether statute violated Arizona’s constitutional guarantee of privacy
federal constitutional right to privacy does not encompass right to possess or ingest marijuana in own home
federal constitutional right to privacy does not encompass right to possess or ingest marijuana in own home
“[W]hen there is a reasonable, even though debatable, basis for the enactment of a statute, we will uphold the act unless it is clearly unconstitutional.”
“[W]hen there is a reasonable, even though debatable, basis for the enactment of a statute, we will uphold the act unless it is clearly unconstitutional.”
“[I]f contraband is found in an arrestee’s home in an unsecluded or obvious place it is sufficient to sustain a verdict for possession.”

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Judges: Cameron, Struckmeyer, Hays, Holohan, Gordon

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