Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 2008No. CR-05-0163-APPublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.
¶ 1 John Montenegro Cruz was convicted of one count of first degree murder and sentenced to death. This automatic appeal followed. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-4031 (2004).
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1
¶ 2 On May 26, 2003, Tucson Police Officers Patrick Hardesty and Benjamin Waters responded to a hit-and-run accident. The investigation led the officers to a nearby apartment.
¶ 3 The apartment was occupied by two women and Appellant Cruz, who…
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