Legal Opinion
State v. Fierroa
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1990No. CR-87-0051-APPublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Vice Chief Justice.
Defendant Jose Abel Fierro (Fierro) was convicted of first degree murder and first degree burglary. He was sentenced to death for the murder and to life imprisonment, without possibility of parole for twenty-five years, for the burglary. We have jurisdiction over this automatic appeal pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3), and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4033.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
At approximately 10:00 p.m. on September 29, 1985, Merle Moseley, a Phoenix attorney, and his fiancee, Anne Manross, returned to their home in Higley, Arizona to find a…
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