S allen/J Allen v. Hon. sanders/state of Arizona

CHIEF JUSTICE BALES,

opinion of the Court:

¶1 After a defendant is indicted for first degree murder, if the state intends to seek the death penalty, it provides notice and alleges aggravating circumstances. The defendant may then request the trial court to determine if probable cause exists for the aggravators under the procedures outlined in Chronis v. Steinle, 220 Ariz. 559, 560 ¶ 1, 208 P.3d 210, 211 (2009). In Sanchez v. Ainley, 234 Ariz. 250, 251-52 ¶ 1, 321 P.3d 415, 416-17 (2014), we held that a defendant is entitled to a “Chronis hearing” even if the grand jury determined that probable…