Legal Opinion
State v. Maturana
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 13, 1994No. CR-92-0202-APPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
On February 26, 1992, defendant, Claude Eric Maturana, was convicted by a jury of first degree premeditated murder for the July 6, 1990 killing of Glenn Estes, a 16-year-old boy in Tucson. The trial court sentenced defendant to death. This is an automatic, direct appeal. A.R.S. § 13-4031; Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b), Ariz.R.Crim.P. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031, 13-4033, and 13-4035.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On the morning of July 6,1990, the body of the 16-year-old victim, Glenn…
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