Legal Opinion
State v. Lopez
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1990No. CR-87-0184-APPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOELLER, Justice.
JURISDICTION
Defendant, Samuel Villegas Lopez, was convicted of first degree murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and burglary. He was sentenced to death for the murder and to aggravated, consecutive terms of twenty-one years for each of the other convictions. He appeals. We have jurisdiction under Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), and A.R.S. § 13-4031.
ISSUES PRESENTED
1. Whether the trial court erred by instructing the jury on two theories of first degree murder but submitting only one form of verdict for first degree murder.
2. Whether the trial court erred by denying…
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