Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 2007No. CR-04-0208-APPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RYAN, Justice.
¶ 1 In 2004, Joe Clarence Smith was resen-teneed to death for two murders committed in 1975 and 1976. An automatic notice of appeal was filed under Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure 26.15 and 31.2(b) and Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-4031 (2001). We have jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3), of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031.
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¶ 2 On January 1, 1976, 1 the nude body of Sandy Spencer was found in the desert northwest of Phoenix. Her nose and mouth had been stuffed with dirt and taped shut, causing asphyxiation. Ligature marks on her…
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