Legal Opinion
State v. Corley
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 7, 1972No. 2236PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOCKWOOD, Justice:
Dr. Sterling C. Corley was formally charged with first degree murder. He pled guilty to second degree murder and raised the issue of insanity. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1621.01, this issue was tried to a jury. The jury was unable to reach a verdict, and a mistrial was declared. A second trial was had subsequent to this Court’s decision of State v. Shaw, 106 Ariz. 103, 471 P.2d 715 (1970), cert. denied 400 U.S. 1009, 91 S.Ct. 569, 27 L.Ed.2d 622 (1971), which invalidated the bifurcated trial provision of § 13-1621.01, supra. The defendant before the second trial pled not guilty…
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3Cited by35 opinions
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