Legal Opinion
State v. Djerf
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1998No. CR-96-0296-APPublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Vice Chief Justice.
¶ 1 The defendant, Richard Kenneth Djerf, accepted a plea agreement which resulted in convictions of four counts of first degree murder. He was sentenced to death on each count. This is a mandatory appeal of the death sentences pursuant to Rules 26.15 and 31.2 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. The court has jurisdiction under article VI, section 5(3), of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. section 13-4301. We affirm the convictions and sentences.
FACTS
¶2 The defendant and Albert Luna, Jr. met and became friends while working as night custodians at a…
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