Legal Opinion

State v. Mason

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1970No. 1939PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a conviction of first degree murder with life imprisonment. Eugene Mason, defendant, contends that the Superior Court erred in (1) failing to give an accomplice instruction and an instruction as to the need of corroboration of an accomplice’s testimony, (2) failing to grant a Motion for New Trial based on newly discovered evidence, (3) not ordering sufficient funds for an investigator or appointing an investigator and (4) allowing a blood stained towel, which was irrelevant, to be marked for identification in front of the jury and thereby…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. PhillipsArizona Supreme Court · 1967
  2. State v. BallesterosArizona Supreme Court · 1966
  3. State v. CroseArizona Supreme Court · 1960
  4. State v. SimsArizona Supreme Court · 1965
  5. State v. SowardsArizona Supreme Court · 1965

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Eugene Mason v. State of Arizona, A. E. Gomes, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison AtflorenceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  2. State v. DunlapCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1996
  3. State v. BrierlyArizona Supreme Court · 1973
  4. State v. CliftonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
  5. State v. DurhamArizona Supreme Court · 1974

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