Legal Opinion
State v. Rossi
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided September 24, 1985No. 6326PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Vice Chief Justice.
After a jury trial, defendant, Richard Michael Rossi, was adjudged guilty of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and first degree burglary, all dangerous and nonrepetitive felonies. The trial court sentenced defendant to death on the murder conviction, and terms of incarceration for the attempted first degree murder and first degree burglary convictions. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 13-4031.
On the afternoon of August 29, 1983, defendant went to the house of Harold August to sell him a typewriter.…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- State v. RichmondArizona Supreme Court · 1976
- Pioneer Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Anthony Lee Chaney v. Samuel Lewis, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections and Lloyd E. Bramlett, Superintendent, Arizona State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- State v. LaGrandArizona Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. WestArizona Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. FierroaArizona Supreme Court · 1990
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