State v. Spears

OPINION

CORCORAN, Justice.

Defendant Anthony Marshall Spears was convicted in Maricopa County Superior Court of theft and premeditated first degree murder. The trial court sentenced defendant to death for the murder and to 4 years’ imprisonment for the theft. Defendant’s convictions and death sentence are automatically appealed to this court. See A.R.S. § 13-4033; rules 26.15, 31.2(b), and 31.15(a)(3), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. Defendant also filed a separate notice of appeal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), and AR.S. §§ 13-4031, -4033, and -4035.

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