State v. Hargrave

OPINION

BERCH, Chief Justice.

¶ 1 Christopher Allen Hargrave was convicted of three counts of first degree murder, one count of armed robbery, one count of burglary, and three counts of kidnapping. He was sentenced to death for each of the murders. In this automatic appeal, Har-grave raises fourteen claims of error and lists fifteen additional issues to avoid preclusion. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes (“AR.S.”) § 13-4031 (2010).

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Late on the evening of May 19, 2002,…