State v. Hansen

GORDON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Zsanet Hansen was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree murder. Having determined that there were insufficient mitigating or aggravating circumstances to affect its decision pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-703, the trial court sentenced Hansen to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for twenty-five years. Hansen challenges her conviction on the following grounds:(1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying her motion to dismiss because of lost evidence;(2) the trial court abused its discretion in denying her request for a Willits 1…