State v. Kinkade

HAYS, Justice.

Following a joint trial, defendant Cecil Thurman “Jim” Kinkade and codefendant Thomas Pearson were each convicted of one count of first-degree murder, A.R.S. §§ 13-1105, 13-1101, and one count of armed robbery, A.R.S. §§ 13-1904, 13-1901 and 13-1902. On appeal, this court, 140 Ariz. 91, 680 P.2d 801, held that it was reversible error to grant the state’s motion for consolidation. We therefore reversed the convictions and sentences and remanded the matter for new and separate trials. After this second trial, defendant was again convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery.…