Legal Opinion
State v. Mata
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 9, 1996No. CR-77-4104-AP/PC [4101]PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOELLER, Justice.
THE PRESENT PROCEEDINGS
In 1977, defendant Luis Mata was convicted of the first degree murder of Debra Lopez and sentenced to death. After protracted litigation in state and federal courts, this court issued a warrant scheduling Mata’s execution for July 12, 1995. On June 23, 1995, Mata moved this court to stay the execution. Although the motion presented numerous arguments, the court concluded that only two of the legal questions warranted a temporary stay in order to provide adequate opportunity to fully brief, argue, and decide them. Those two issues are:
1. Whether…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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