State v. Collins

HOLOHAN, Justice.

Eddie Jay Collins was tried and convicted after a trial by jury of the crimes of armed robbery, A.R.S. §§ 13-641 and 13-643, and felony-murder, A.R.S. §§ 13-451, 13^-52 and 13-453. The defendant was sentenced to a term of 40 to 50 years for the armed robbery and to life imprisonment for the murder. A timely appeal was filed raising the following issues:

1. Was it error to admit testimony that tended to show that defendant was a drug addict ?

2. Did the trial court err in failing to instruct the jury that it must find separately that defendant committed each crime charged in the…