State of Arizona v. William Craig Miller

Chief Justice BERCH,

opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 William Craig Miller was convicted of five counts of first degree murder, among other charges, and was sentenced to death for each murder. This automatic appeal followed. We have jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1

¶ 2 In 2005, Miller’s Scottsdale home burned down. Shortly thereafter, Miller’s employee, Steven Duffy, admitted that he and Miller set the fire, and he and his girlfriend, Tammy Lovell, began cooperating with the police in the arson investigation.…