Legal Opinion

State v. Bocharski

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 2001No. CR-97-0306-APPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*53OPINION

ZLAKET, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 Defendant Phillip Alan Bocharski moved from Michigan to Arizona with Frank Sukis in November 1994. The two settled just outside the small town of Congress. The defendant initially stayed with Sukis, but in December moved to a well-populated campsite on Ghost Town Road. Around Christmas, Sukis gave the defendant a Kabar knife, slightly smaller than one he kept for himself. This knife was described by Boc-harski as his “pride and joy,” and he was frequently seen with it.

¶ 2 In April 1995, Sukis moved to a location near the defendant. Shortly thereafter, an…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  4. State v. ChappleArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. Amaya-RuizArizona Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. DavoltArizona Supreme Court · 2004
  2. United States v. KreutzerCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 2005
  3. Warren Wesley Summerlin v. Terry L. Stewart, Director of Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. State v. BocharskiArizona Supreme Court · 2008
  5. State of Arizona v. Mark GoudeauArizona Supreme Court · 2016

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