State v. Herrera, Jr.

OPINION

JAMES DUKE CAMERON, Justice (Retired).

In October 1989, a Maricopa County jury convicted defendant William Diaz Herrera, Jr. of first degree felony murder, aggravated robbery, and kidnapping. The trial court sentenced defendant to death on the murder conviction, to 10 years’ imprisonment on the aggravated robbery conviction, and to life imprisonment on the kidnapping conviction, the sentences to run consecutively.

Defendant’s first degree felony murder conviction 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),…