Legal Opinion

State v. Trostle

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided December 24, 1997No. CR-94-0175-APPublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZLAKET, Chief Justice.

Defendant, David Anthony Trostle, was indicted on charges of first degree murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, sexual assault, and theft by control. Following trial, a jury found him guilty of all but the assault. The court sentenced him to death for the murder, to consecutive 14-year prison terms for armed robbery and kidnapping, and to a concurrent 10-year term for theft. This automatic appeal followed. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. VI, § 5(3), A.R.S. § 13-4031, and Rule 31.2(b), Ariz. R.Crim.P.

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2Cases cited68 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by144 opinions

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