State v. Womble

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 Brian Allen Womble was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. This is an automatic appeal under Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure 26.15 and 31.2. This Court has jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-4031 (2010).

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¶ 2 On March 14, 2002, Paul Bradley Speer and his half-brother, Chris Womble, burglarized Adan and Enriqueta Soto’s apartment and were arrested shortly thereafter. While awaiting trial, Speer was incarcerated in the Maricopa County jail.

¶ 3 Telephone…