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State v. Tankersley

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided March 13, 1998No. CR-94-0168-APPublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZLAKET, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 On November 18, 1991, police discovered the body of 65-year-old Thelma Younkin in her room at Yuma’s Post Park Motel. She had been strangled, most likely by means of the oxygen tube she regularly used to assist her breathing. There were bite marks on her breasts and face, her right earlobe had been bitten off, and a tooth was discovered beneath the body. The victim’s vaginal area was extensively bruised and lacerated, and the medical examiner detected evidence of semen. Fecal matter was found on her legs, around the bathroom sink, and on a washcloth.

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2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. State v. RussellWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  4. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. GretzlerArizona Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. RingArizona Supreme Court · 2001
  3. In Re Commitment of SimonsIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. Van AdamsArizona Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Fugate v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999

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