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State v. Cruz

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 1993No. CR-89-0093-APPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On New Year’s Eve, 1980, three men broke into the Redmond residence in Phoenix and murdered Patrick Redmond and his mother-in-law, Helen Phelps. 1 They also attempted to murder Patrick Redmond’s wife, Marilyn, but she survived. Ultimately, the defendant, Robert Charles Cruz, who was not one of the three men who entered the Redmond residence, was charged with two murders, the attempted murder, and the related crimes of conspiracy to murder, armed robbery, kidnapping, and burglary. 2 At his first trial, Cruz was convicted of all charges.…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Allen v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. BoltonArizona Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. NewellArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  3. State v. MurrayArizona Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. TrostleArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. WestArizona Supreme Court · 1993

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