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State v. Miller

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1996No. CR-93-0557-APPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

A jury found Don Jay Miller guilty of premeditated first degree murder and kidnapping. The court sentenced him to death for the murder and prison for the kidnapping. Appeal to this court is automatic under Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b), Ariz.R.Crim.P., and direct under A.R.S. § 13-4031. We affirm his convictions and sentences.

I. BACKGROUND

Jennifer Geuder, the 18-year-old victim, started pressing Anthony Luna, her boyfriend, for child support of $50 per month for their one-year-old son. Luna asked Miller to help kill her.

On Friday, June 12, 1992, the victim told her roommate…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Armando Castillo v. James McFadden Arizona Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. State v. RienhardtArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Brian Miranda v. Blair J. LeibachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. State v. KayerArizona Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State v. CanezArizona Supreme Court · 2002

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