Legal Opinion
State v. Vickers
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1981No. 4765PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
Defendant, Robert Wayne Vickers, was convicted by a jury on 21 June 1979 of first degree murder in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1105(A)(1). Following an aggravation-mitigation hearing, defendant was sentenced to death pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-703. Defendant now appeals both conviction and sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4035.
Defendant raises seven issues on appeal:
1. Did the trial court improperly admit photographs of the corpse?
2. Were the statements made by defendant to Kent Spillman, a Psychology Associate II, improperly introduced into…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by97 opinions
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