Legal Opinion

State v. Garza

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided June 29, 2007No. CR-04-0343-APPublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HURWITZ, Justice.

¶ 1 A jury convicted Ruben Garza of two counts of first degree murder. The jury then determined that Garza should be sentenced to life imprisonment for one murder and death for the other.

¶ 2 An automatic notice of appeal was filed pursuant to Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 31.2(b). This Court has jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13^1031 (2001).

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1

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2Cases cited69 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Walton v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by68 opinions

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