Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 20, 1978No. 3089PublishedCited by 201 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from a sentence of death imposed after conviction and judgment of guilt to the crime of murder in the first degree, as well as a petition for review of a decision of the trial court pursuant to Rule 32 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., which held that the defendant was not denied a fair trial because of inadequate assistance of counsel.
We must answer four questions:
1. Is Arizona’s death penalty statute, A.R.S. §§ 13-453 and 454, constitutional?
2. Was the defendant otherwise properly sentenced?
3. Was the defendant denied adequate assistance…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by201 opinions
- Lewis v. JeffersSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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- Richmond v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State v. RingArizona Supreme Court · 2003
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