Legal Opinion

State v. Steelman

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 1980No. 3299-2PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMERON, Justice.

This is an appeal by Willie Luther Steel-man from resentences of death for the crimes of first degree murder (two counts). A.R.S. § 13-454. 1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031.

Defendant raises eleven issues on appeal:

1. Was the defendant resentenced illegally under A.R.S. § 13 — 454, in viola-5 tion of the statute’s severability of sentence clause?

2. Was the defendant resentenced in violation of the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution?

3. Was the defendant resentenced in violation of the ex post facto clause of the United States…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. GilliesArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. TisonArizona Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. McCallArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. ZaragozaArizona Supreme Court · 1983

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