State v. Lawrence

HAYS, Justice.

The appellant, Edward Lee Lawrence, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder in 1975. On petition for post-conviction relief, appellant was granted a new trial. That also resulted in a conviction for second-degree murder. He was subsequently sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031 and art. 6, § 5 of the Arizona Constitution.

Appellant makes the following contentions:

1. It was error to deny a mistrial based on previously undisclosed statements by a witness and on a reference by her to a prior bad act.

2. The trial court…