Legal Opinion

State v. Ferguson

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 14, 1986No. 6426PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYS, Justice.

Following a jury trial, defendant, Lowell Ray Ferguson, was convicted of one count of first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105. He was sentenced to life without possibility of parole for twenty-five years. A.R.S. § 13-703. Accordingly, this court has jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 13-4031, -4035. We affirm.

On March 28, 1984, 88-CRIME received an anonymous phone call advising them that the body of an elderly woman could be found in a desert wash near Sahuarita Mountain Road. The informant also stated that the woman had been murdered by Ray Ferguson. Acting on this call, Pima…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. Amaya-RuizArizona Supreme Court · 1990
  2. State v. RossArizona Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. RiveraArizona Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. TuckerArizona Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. MilkeArizona Supreme Court · 1993

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