Legal Opinion
State v. Azania
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 2007No. 02S03-0508-PD-364PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Interlocutory Appeal
SULLIVAN, Justice.
In prior proceedings, this Court affirmed Zolo Agona Azania’s conviction for the 1981 murder of a Gary police officer but set aside the recommendations of two juries that he should receive the death penalty. The trial court has now ruled that, given circumstances caused by the long delay in this case, Azania’s constitutional rights to a speedy trial and due process would be violated if the State continues to seek a death sentence. We find that neither the delay nor any prejudice that Azania may suffer from it violates his constitutional rights. The…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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