Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. Rodney Eugene Hardy
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 2012No. CR-09-0224-APPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PELANDER, Justice.
¶ 1 A jury found Rodney Hardy guilty of first degree burglary, kidnapping, and two counts of first degree murder. He was sentenced to death on both murder counts and to prison terms on the other counts. We have jurisdiction over his appeal under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031 (Supp.2011). 1
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On Thursday, August 25, 2005, Hardy’s wife Tiffany Lien called her friend Meleigha and said she needed a place to stay. 2 Melei-gha told Tiffany that she could move in with her, but Tiffany did not…
2Cases cited62 opinions
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- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Taylor v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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