Legal Opinion
State v. Ceja
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1976No. 3102PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.
On June 30, 1974, Randy Leon and his wife, Linda, were found dead from gunshot wounds in their home in Phoenix, Arizona. The Leons were known narcotics dealers, specializing in the sale of marijuana. The appellant; Jose Jesus Ceja, was thereafter charged with their murder. After trial he was convicted by a jury of both homicides and the death penalty was imposed as punishment. This appeal followed. Judgment of conviction and sentence reversed.
The court instructed the jury on flight, to the effect that it could consider any evidence of the appellant’s running…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Olender v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Harold L. Peek, Jr., and Susanna E. Peek v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- State v. ClaytonArizona Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. TisonArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. VickersArizona Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- Ceja v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- State v. EastlackArizona Supreme Court · 1994
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