Legal Opinion
State v. Hurles
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 1996No. CR-94-0366-APPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Chief Justice.
On April 15, 1994, a jury found Richard Dean Hurles guilty of first-degree burglary of the Buckeye Public Library, as well as attempted sexual assault and first-degree murder of Kay Blanton. The trial court sentenced Hurles to death on his murder conviction. This is Hurles’ direct, automatic appeal of his murder conviction and death sentence. Ariz.R.Crim.P. 26.15 and 31.2(b). This court has jurisdiction under Ariz.Const. art. VI, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4081 and 13-4033(A).
BACKGROUND
After serving nearly fifteen years in prison for sexually assaulting two young…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. GendronArizona Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. BrewerArizona Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. RoscoeArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. RossArizona Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Richard Hurles v. Charles L. RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- State v. MedinaArizona Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. RogovichArizona Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. FarleyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
- State v. McCrayArizona Supreme Court · 2008
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