State v. Bishop

HOLOHAN, Chief Justice.

Ronald Paul Bishop filed this petition for review of denial of post-conviction relief pursuant to Rule 32.9(c), Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17A A.R.S. 1 We accepted review solely to address Bishop’s claim that he was denied his right to a unanimous jury verdict. 2

The facts necessary for the disposition of this issue are as follows. 3 In May 1976, a jury convicted Bishop of first degree murder for the slaying of Norman Troxell. The instruction to the jury for first degree murder included a premeditation and felony-murder charge. The felony-murder instruction was…