Legal Opinion
State v. Gretzler
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1983No. 3750-2PublishedCited by 373 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
Defendant, Douglas Edward Gretzler, was sentenced to death for two counts of first degree murder, following remand for resentencing pursuant to State v. Watson, 120 Ariz. 441, 586 P.2d 1253 (1978), cert. denied 440 U.S. 924, 99 S.Ct. 1254, 59 L.Ed.2d 478 (1979). This court has jurisdiction of this appeal under Art. 6, § 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution, and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4035.
The issues raised on appeal are:
I. Is capital punishment an unconstitutionally excessive penalty for any person found to have impaired mental capacity under A.R.S. § 13-454(FX1)?
II. Did the…
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