State v. Girdler

CAMERON, Justice.

Defendant, Ray Girdler, Jr., appeals from convictions of arson of an occupied structure, A.R.S. § 13-1704, and two counts of felony murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105. The defendant received two life sentences for the two first-degree murders and twenty-one years for arson, all sentences to be served consecutively. This court has jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031 and Arizona Constitution, Article 6, § 5.

The defendant’s counsel raised the following questions on appeal:

I. Did the warrantless search of the burned structure violate the Fourth Amendment?

2. Was it error to admit…