Legal Opinion
State v. Jeffers
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1983No. 4253PublishedCited by 193 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant, Jimmie Wayne Jeffers, was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder. Following an aggravation/mitigation hearing, Jeffers was sentenced to death. He now appeals both the conviction and the sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031. The judgment of conviction and the sentence are affirmed.
The evidence presented at trial shows that on October 8, 1976, Jeffers was released from jail on an appeal bond following convictions of crimes unrelated to the instant appeal. About a week later he met Doris Van Der Veer at a party given by mutual…
2Cases cited124 opinions
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- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by193 opinions
- Lewis v. JeffersSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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- State v. BiegenwaldSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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