Legal Opinion

State v. Carriger

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 1979No. 4457PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYS, Justice.

Paris Hoyt Carriger appeals his convictions of robbery and murder and his sentences of 99 years for the robbery and death for the murder. We have jurisdiction pursuant to the Arizona Constitution, art. 6, § 5, and A.R.S. § 13-4031. We affirm the judgments of conviction and the sentences.

Carriger raises the following assertions of error on appeal:

1. That he was erroneously denied his right to cross-examine a state’s witness as to the witness’ prior felony convictions;

2. That the court improperly restricted defense counsel’s direct examination of a state’s witness;

3. That he was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. United States v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  4. State v. WatsonArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  5. United States v. Michael Roybal Oaxaca, United States of America v. Steven Edward DelmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Carriger v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. State v. NashArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  4. People v. AlexanderCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  5. State v. CarrigerArizona Supreme Court · 1984

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