State of Az v. Christopher George Theodore Lamar

SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION

McGREGOR, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 The primary issue before us is whether reversible error occurred when a trial judge sentenced Christopher George Theodore Lamar to death under a procedure that violated Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584, 122 S.Ct. 2428, 153 L.Ed.2d 556 (2002) (Ring II). In addition, we must determine whether the imposition of an aggravated sentence for Lamar’s kidnapping conviction violated Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to Article VI, Section 5.3 of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona…