Legal Opinion
State v. Thomas
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1982No. 5170PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
Defendant, Frederick Francis Thomas, was convicted by a jury on 17 October 1980 of first degree murder in violation of A.R.S. § 13-1105. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years. A.R.S. § 13-703. Defendant now appeals both his conviction and his sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 13^031 and 13^035.
We must answer the following questions on appeal:
1. Did dismissal of a juror for cause after stating her desire not to be a juror in a ease where the death penalty might be imposed deprive the defendant of his right to an…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Adams v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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