State v. Van Adams

OPINION

McGREGOR, Justice.

¶ 1 Appellant James Van Adams appeals his conviction and death sentence for first-degree premeditated murder. 1 We review this case on direct, automatic appeal pursuant to article VI, section 5.3, of the Arizona Constitution, Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) section 13-4031(1989), and Rule 31.2.b, Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. For the following reasons, we affirm Appellant’s conviction and sentence.

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¶ 2 On February 9, 1996, police discovered the body of Michelle Lee Anglin, a 51”, 96 pound, 22 year-old woman, in the master bedroom of a tri-level model home at…