Legal Opinion
State v. West
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1993No. CR-88-0286-APPublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Thomas Paul West (defendant) was convicted by a jury of first degree felony murder, second degree burglary, and theft. He was sentenced to death for murder and to concurrent 10 year terms for burglary and theft, to be served “consecutively” to the death sentence. This is an automatic appeal pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031 and Ariz.R.Crim.P. 26.15 and 31.2(b). We have, jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031, 13-4033.
FACTS
Defendant came to Phoenix from Illinois in June of 1987. He first stayed with his…
2Cases cited121 opinions
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- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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- Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by109 opinions
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