Legal Opinion

State v. Cañez

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 2002No. CR 98-0488-APPublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JONES, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 A jury convicted Arturo Anda Cañez of first degree felony murder, first degree burglary, and two counts of armed robbery. The trial court’s imposition of the death penalty on the murder conviction resulted in this direct appeal pursuant to Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b) of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article VI, section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and section 13-4031 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

FACTS

¶ 2 Near midnight on February 22, 1996, a neighbor saw a truck matching the description of Cañez’ at the Casa Grande…

2Cases cited103 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by63 opinions

  1. State v. MoodyArizona Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. RoqueArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  3. State v. AndersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  4. State v. DavoltArizona Supreme Court · 2004
  5. State v. BocharskiArizona Supreme Court · 2008

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