Legal Opinion

State v. Diaz

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided February 12, 2010No. CR-09-0189-PRPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PELANDER, Justice.

¶ 1 After a jury trial, Angel Diaz was convicted of first degree burglary, attempted armed robbery, and aggravated assault. On appeal, relying on the reporter’s transcript reflecting that only eleven jurors were polled following return of the verdicts, Diaz successfully argued that his right to a twelve-person jury had been violated. We disagree and conclude that Diaz failed to establish any legal error. Accordingly, we vacate both the opinion and supplemental opinion below and affirm his convictions.

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¶ 2 On the first day of Diaz’s trial, the trial court empanelled…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. State v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. RamirezArizona Supreme Court · 1994
  3. State v. ThomasArizona Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. DoerrArizona Supreme Court · 1998
  5. State v. ValverdeArizona Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by14 opinions

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