Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. Jose Alejandro Acuna Valenzuela
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 25, 2018No. CR-14-0351-APPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VICE CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, opinion of the Court:
¶ 1 This automatic appeal arises from Jose Alejandro Acuna Valenzuela's ("Acuna") convictions and death sentence for the murder of Edgar S. We have jurisdiction under article 6, section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4033(A)(1).
¶ 2 In August 2011, Edgar S. and his girlfriend Perla M. went to a local Baskin-Robbins to get ice cream. They saw Acuna, who had previously been Edgar's friend. In 2008, Edgar had testified against Acuna during a criminal proceeding in which Acuna was sentenced to prison. Thereafter,…
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