State v. Janovic

STRUCKMEYER, Chief Justice.

Appellant Joseph William Janovic, Jr., pleaded guilty to the crime of first degree murder and from the sentence of death brings this appeal.

This is a companion case to Cause No. 1380, State of Arizona v. Kruchten, 101 Ariz. 186, 417 P.2d 510 (decided this date). The principal issues raised in this case were extensively considered in the Kruchten appeal. Here, as there, appellant urges the inadequacy of trial counsel’s representation and a prejudicial conflict of interest because of the joint representation of himself and his co-defendant Kruchten. While Janovic…