State v. Charo

HOLOHAN, Justice.

The defendant Robert Phillip Charo was tried and convicted of first degree murder, robbery, and forcible sexual assault. The defendant was sentenced to death for first degree murder, 8 years for the robbery, and 21 years for sexual assault, the sentences to run consecutively.

Defendant raises numerous issues on appeal. After an exhaustive review we have concluded that the case must be reversed *562because of error in the reception of evidence which we address in this opinion along with those issues likely to recur on retrial. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, §…