Legal Opinion
State v. LaGrand
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1987No. 6456PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORDON, Chief Justice.
On February 17, 1984, appellant Karl LaGrand and his half-brother, Walter LaG-rand, were convicted by a jury of murder in the first degree; attempted murder in the first degree; attempted armed robbery; and two counts of kidnapping. The brothers were sentenced to death for the first degree murder and to concurrent terms of years for the other charges. Both brothers challenge their convictions and sentences; however, their appeals have not been consolidated and we address issues raised by each in separate opinions. We have jurisdiction to hear Karl LaGrand’s appeal…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by70 opinions
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