Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1973No. 2295PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Vice Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by the defendant, Melvin Taylor, from jury verdicts and judgments of guilty to the crimes of murder, § 13 — 451 et seq. A.R.S. and a sentence of death thereon; assault with a deadly weapon, § 13-249 et seq. A.R.S. (two counts) ; robbery, § 13-641 et seq. A.R.S. (two counts), with a sentence as to each of the four counts of not less than forty years nor more than life imprisonment, said four terms to be served concurrently.
Although the trial of the defendant Taylor was consolidated with that of the codefendant Ray Chatman, we believe that each…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. DessureaultArizona Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by38 opinions
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