Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1985No. 6441PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Justice.
Mitchell L. Johnson (defendant) was convicted of attempted first degree murder and first degree murder. A.R.S. S§ 13-1105, 13-1101 and 13-1001. The trial judge sentenced defendant to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for twenty-five years for the attempted murder. This sentence was required because the crime was committed while defendant was on parole for a prior felony. A.R.S. 8 13-604.01 (renumbered 8 13-604.02). Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder. In imposing the death penalty, the trial judge found two aggravating and no mitigating…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tison v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. RichmondArizona Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- State v. WaltonArizona Supreme Court · 1989
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- State v. BrewerArizona Supreme Court · 1992
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