Legal Opinion

State v. Aro

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided April 24, 1997No. 1 CA-CR 96-0385PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VOSS, Judge.

Ernest Aro (“defendant”) appeals from his convictions and sentences for first-degree murder, aggravated robbery, and third-degree burglary. We hold that the “taking” of property from a victim, as an element of aggravated robbery, does not require movement of that property. Defendant’s convictions and sentences are affirmed.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We view the evidence at trial in the light most favorable to sustaining the jury’s verdicts. State v. Atwood, 171 Ariz. 576, 596, 832 P.2d 593, 613 (1992), cert, denied, 506 U.S. 1084, 113 S.Ct. 1058, 122 L.Ed.2d 364…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. State v. BibleArizona Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. AtwoodArizona Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. GendronArizona Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. HunterArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. MathersArizona Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. BonillasCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
  2. State v. DominguezCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1998
  3. People v. Sexton, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  4. State v. HollenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1999
  5. State v. LockwoodCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009

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