State v. Ortiz

GORDON, Justice:

On July 2, 1979, a jury found appellant guilty of one count of first degree murder, three counts of attempted first degree murder, 1 two counts of aggravated assault, one count of arson of an occupied structure, one count of first degree burglary, and one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Following an aggravation-mitigation hearing on October 4 and 5, 1979, appellant was sentenced on October 15, 1979. The trial judge imposed the death penalty for the first degree murder conviction, life imprisonment for the conspiracy conviction, and the maximum sentence on…