Legal Opinion
State v. Medina
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1994No. CR-91-0120-APPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTONE, Justice.
A jury found Oscar Gonzales Medina (Medina) guilty of premeditated first degree murder and theft, and the court sentenced him to death. Pursuant to Rules 26.15 and 31.2(b), Ariz.R.Crim.P., and A.R.S. § 13-4031, the murder conviction and death sentence were automatically appealed to this court. Medina does not appeal from the theft conviction. Because Medina’s federal Confrontation Clause rights were violated, and the error was not harmless, we reverse his murder conviction and remand for a new trial.
I. BACKGROUND
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