STATE v. GONZALEZ

No. 1 CA-CR 11-0494.

278 P.3d 328 (2012)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Alfredo GONZALEZ, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

June 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Horne, Arizona Attorney General By Kent E. Cattani, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation Division And Jeffrey L. Sparks, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

David Goldberg, Fort Collins, CO, Attorney for Appellant.


OPINION

GOULD, Judge.

¶ 1 Alfredo Gonzalez appeals his conviction for transportation of dangerous drugs for sale. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. In reaching our decision, we hold that expert testimony as to the modus operandi of a drug trafficking organization may, depending upon the facts and circumstances of a case, be admitted as evidence.1 There is no per se rule of inadmissibility for such testimony...

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