Legal Opinion

State v. Gonzales

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided March 23, 1995No. CR-92-0154-APPublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

Ernest Gonzales was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, theft, armed robbery, and two counts of burglary. He was sentenced to death on the murder conviction and to prison terms on the noncapital convictions. Appeal to this court is automatic. See Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b), Ariz. R.Crim.P; AR.S. § 13-4031. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Shortly before 7:00 p.m. on February 20, 1990, Roger Daughtry returned home from work and noticed that his porch light was on. He went inside and saw that someone had disassembled his stereo and moved his speakers. Suddenly, a man…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1999
  2. Ryan v. Valencia GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  3. State v. MurrayArizona Supreme Court · 1995
  4. State v. MuhammadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1996
  5. James McKinney v. Charles RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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