Legal Opinion
Jeffers v. Ricketts
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided February 4, 1986No. CIV 85-0945 TUC ACMPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MARQUEZ, District Judge.
Petitioner [hereinafter referred to as Jef-fers], filed this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his convictions for assault with a deadly weapon and first degree murder. He also challenges his sentence of death.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Jeffers was convicted of first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon following a jury trial in Pima County Superior Court on February 9, 1978. After a hearing on April 14, 1978 the Arizona trial judge found two statutory aggravating circumstances and no mitigating factors. In…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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