Legal Opinion
State v. Loyd
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 1980No. 4819PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Justice.
After trial to a jury, appellant was convicted of first degree murder and armed robbery. The presumptive sentence, life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years, was imposed for the murder conviction. In addition, appellant received a concurrent ten and one-half year term for the armed robbery count. Taking jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031, we affirm.
Appellant was convicted of murdering Mrs. Betty Jenkins in her Paradise Valley home on January 15, 1979 and taking from her several items of jewelry. Immediately following the murder, appellant fled Arizona,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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