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State v. Garrison

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 1978No. 3977PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Bobby Joe Garrison was convicted by jury of the crime of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals.

On the morning of October 24, 1976, the body of Verna Marie Martin was found on the desert near Tucson, Arizona. Her death was caused by strangulation and her body was mutilated by bite marks. On October 27, while the case was being investigated, Pima County Sheriff detectives interviewed appellant, who was seen with the deceased on the night of October 22. On December 22, 1976, after two months of investigation, an indictment was returned…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. State v. WillitsArizona Supreme Court · 1964
  4. State v. ToneyArizona Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. JordanArizona Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. MoodyArizona Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State v. HughesArizona Supreme Court · 1998
  3. Spence v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. State v. RoscoeArizona Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. PerezArizona Supreme Court · 1984

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