Legal Opinion

State v. Tapia

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1988No. CR-87-0266-APPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GORDON, Chief Justice.

JURISDICTION

Appellant, Reynaldo Tapia, appeals from his convictions for first-degree murder, armed robbery, and second-degree burglary. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years for first-degree murder, 10.5 years for armed robbery and four years for burglary. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031, -4033, and -4035.

FACTS

This case arises from the murder of Lyl-lis Wilson during the burglary of her home at 423 North Main Street in Tucson.

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2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. State v. LeonArizona Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. NewellArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. Amaya-RuizArizona Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. EllisonArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  4. State v. TrostleArizona Supreme Court · 1997
  5. State v. RossArizona Supreme Court · 1994

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