Legal Opinion

State v. Karr

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided December 18, 2008No. 1 CA-CR 07-0183PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OROZCO, Judge.

¶ 1 Shawn P. Karr (Defendant) appeals his conviction for first degree murder as well as the sentence imposed following his conviction for misconduct involving weapons. Defendant contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) failed to instruct the jury regarding the burden of proof for self-defense; (2) ordered that the sentence for misconduct involving weapons be served consecutively to the sentence imposed for murder; and (3) enhanced the sentence for misconduct involving weapons based on the existence of a historical prior felony conviction. For the reasons that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. GuerraArizona Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. GendronArizona Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. HunterArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. GreeneArizona Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. ValverdeArizona Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
  3. State v. DickinsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
  4. State of Arizona v. Jesus Xavier AlmaguerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2013
  5. State of Arizona v. Oscar Castillo MendozaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2014

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