Legal Opinion

State v. Purcell

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided January 4, 2001No. 1 CA-CR 99-0781PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EHRLICH, Judge.

¶ 1 Bobby Charles Purcell appeals from his convictions and sentences for two counts of first-degree murder and eleven other offenses arising from the same shooting. For the following reasons, we affirm all of the convictions and all but one of the sentences, remanding the conviction for misconduct involving weapons for resentencing.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 On the evening of June 6, 1998, Purcell was a passenger in a vehicle when it passed a group of young people. Purcell, a member of the Westside Phoeniquera street gang, flashed a gang sign, whereupon several of…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Purkett v. ElemSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. R. A. v. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. State v. LindellWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
  4. United States v. Jerry DejesusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  5. Highler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2006

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