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State v. Valentini

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided April 25, 2013No. 1 CA-CR 12-0031PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THUMMA, Judge.

¶ 1 Rick Wayne Valentini, aka Bryan Alen Stewart, appeals his conviction and sentence for second-degree murder on the grounds he was deprived of the right to a unanimous verdict by a duplicitous indictment, erroneous jury instructions and a faulty verdict form. Because there was no error, Valentini’s conviction and sentence are affirmed.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 A grand jury indicted Valentini on one count of second-degree murder for causing the death of Jamie L. with one of the following mental states: (1) intentionally, without premeditation or (2) knowing that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Schad v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. State v. EncinasArizona Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. SchadArizona Supreme Court · 1989
  5. State v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2006

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State of Arizona v. Manuel Alejandro DelgadoCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
  2. Ilangovan Govindarajan v. Loretta E. LynchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  3. State v. GonzalezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2019

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