Legal Opinion
State v. Spreitz
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 2002No. CR-00-0569-PCPublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Chief Justice.
Pacts and Procedural History
¶ 1 Christopher John Spreitz (defendant) was convicted of the first degree murder, sexual assault, and kidnapping of Ruby Reid. He was sentenced to death for the murder and to consecutive fourteen-year prison terms for the other crimes. Those convictions and sentences were upheld by this court on direct appeal in State v. Spreitz, 190 Ariz. 129, 945 P.2d 1260 (1997). The facts of the case were stated in our earlier opinion and need not be repeated here.
¶2 In the direct appeal, the defendant raised a single claim of ineffective assistance…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. AtwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. SchurzArizona Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. SpreitzArizona Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. ValdezArizona Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. ConnerArizona Supreme Court · 1990
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