Legal Opinion
State v. Orantez
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1995No. CR-95-0060-PRPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.
Gerardo Orantez was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault, and sentenced to nine years in prison. The court of appeals' affirmed. We granted review and now reverse because the trial court should have ordered a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §§ 13-4031 (1989) and 13-4033 (Supp.1994), and Arizona Constitution article VI, 5(3). 1
FACTS
The victim, Monica, and her friend, Rachel, met at Sunny’s Bar in Tucson on the evening of April 8, 1992. According to Rachel, a man, later…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- United States v. Herman Tyrone HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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