Legal Opinion

State v. Dickinson

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 17, 2013No. 1 CA-CR12-0479PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THUMMA, Judge.

¶ 1 Defendant Zane Dickinson appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted second degree murder. Dickinson argues fundamental, prejudicial error because a jury instruction allowed the jury to return a guilty verdict upon a showing that he “[k]new that his conduct would cause ... serious physical injury,” rather than death. Concluding Dickinson has not met his burden to show prejudice from this fundamental error, his conviction and resulting sentence are affirmed.

FACTS 1 AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 For years, Dickinson and C.H., the victim, had been friends. In June…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. GaudinSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  4. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. ZaragozaArizona Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Zane Dickinson v. David ShinnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021
  2. State of Arizona v. Adolfo Noel Ruiz, Jr.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2014
  3. Brenda D. v. Dep't of Child SafetyArizona Supreme Court · 2018
  4. State of Arizona v. Jose Raul Juarez-OrciCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2015
  5. State v. DaltonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2016

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