Legal Opinion
State v. Israel Joseph Naranjo
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 2014No. CR-11-0151-APPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice PELANDER,
opinion of the Court.
¶ 1 A jury found Israel Joseph Naranjo guilty of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced him to death. We have jurisdiction over this automatic appeal under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and AR.S. § 13-4031.
I. BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On March 25, 2007, Naranjo stabbed his pregnant girlfriend, Delia Rivera, twelve times, killing her and the unborn baby. After his arrest, Naranjo confessed to the murder.
¶3 The State charged Naranjo with two counts of first degree murder. Rejecting Naranjo’s insanity defense, the jury found him guilty of…
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