Legal Opinion
State v. Ellison
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 1974No. 2809PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Chief Justice.
On December 19, 1972, the Maricopa County grand jury returned an indictment charging Ellis Ray Ellison with first degree murder. After a series of mental examinations pursuant to ARS § 13-1621, the defendant was found competent to stand trial at a hearing conducted on March 26, 1973.
Subsequently, the defendant appeared in court in apparent accord with a plea bargain, withdrew his prior plea of not guilty and entered a plea of guilty to the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter while armed with a gun or deadly weapon. He was represented by counsel at all times. Five days…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Westbrook v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. CorveloArizona Supreme Court · 1962
- State v. AlfordArizona Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. DecelloArizona Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. ContrerasArizona Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. BatesArizona Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. MathesonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- State v. FergusonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- State v. FlewellenArizona Supreme Court · 1980
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