Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. Steven John Parker
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2013No. CR-10-0196-APPublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Chief Justice.
¶ 1 Steven John Parker was sentenced to death for two murders, and this automatic appeal followed. We have jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1
¶ 2 Wayne and Faye Smith were found murdered in their home on September 26, 2005. Faye’s ankles were bound, and she had been stabbed to death. Wayne also had been stabbed several times, but died from blunt force trauma to his head. The medical examiner could not determine the time of death for either victim, but they were last seen alive…
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