Legal Opinion
State v. De Nistor
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1985No. 6089PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
Defendant, Norma Raquel Samper De Nistor, appeals from her conviction and judgment of guilt for first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105. She was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for twenty-five years, A.R.S. § 13-703. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. Art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4035.
We must decide the following issues:
1. Did the trial judge act improperly in
a. refusing to abide by the terms of the plea agreement,
b. allowing defendant to withdraw her plea of nolo contendere to second degree murder, and
c. allowing defendant…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by55 opinions
- John Harvey Adamson v. James G. Ricketts, Director, Arizona Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- State v. CornellArizona Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. DjerfArizona Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. LaGrandArizona Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. BoggsArizona Supreme Court · 2008
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