State v. Leteve
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder for murdering his two young sons. The jury sentenced Defendant to death for each murder. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentences, holding (1) the trial court did not err by admitting statements Defendant made to police officers at his home; (2) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting other acts evidence under Ariz. R. Evid. 404(b); (3) the trial court erred in excluding some evidence of Defendant’s mental health and prescription drug use, but the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt; (4) the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction defining the Ariz. Rev. Stat. 13-751(F)(6) aggravating factor, but the error was harmless; (5) the trial court did not abuse its discretion by precluding testimony of the former warden in the Department of Corrections; (6) the trial court did not err in admitting testimony of Defendant’s former neighbor about the effect of the murders on the neighbor; and (7) the imposition of the death sentence in this case was not an abuse of discretion.
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