Legal Opinion
State v. Valencia
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1979No. 3989-2PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
Defendant-appellant, Frank James Valencia, was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree on April 13, 1977 and, after the requisite aggravation/mitigation hearing, was sentenced to death. Defendant appealed both the conviction and sentence. This court affirmed the conviction, but vacated the death sentence pursuant to State v. Watson, 120 Ariz. 441, 586 P.2d 1253 (1978), and remanded for resentencing. State v. Valencia, 121 Ariz. 191, 589 P.2d 434 (1979). Appellant again received the death penalty from which he now appeals.
One issue raised by the defendant concerns a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- State v. WatsonArizona Supreme Court · 1978
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad v. Washington State Human Rights CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- De Camp v. Good Samaritan HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by42 opinions
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