Legal Opinion

State v. Treadaway

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided July 11, 1977No. 3116PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORDON, Justice:

Appellant, Jonathan Charles Treadaway, Jr., was convicted of sodomy in violation of A.R.S. § 13-651 and of first degree murder in violation of A.R.S. §§ 13-451, 13-452, and 13-453. After a sentencing hearing pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-454, appellant was sentenced to death and this appeal followed. We have jurisdiction under A.R.S. § 13-1711. The judgment of the trial court is reversed.

The facts necessary for this review are as follows: On the morning of August 30, 1974 the victim, a six-year-old boy, was found dead in his waterbed by his mother in the early morning hours.…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Cruz v. BetoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Montanye v. HaymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. State v. KnappArizona Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. a JuvenileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Gleason v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. FrazierWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Gaston v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  4. State v. DeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  5. State v. RoscoeArizona Supreme Court · 1996

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