State v. Hausner
Annotate this Case
Defendant Dale Hausner was convicted and sentenced to death for six murders. Defendant was also convicted and sentenced for seventy-four non-capital offenses. The convictions stemmed from a series of random shootings in the Phoenix area between June 2005 and August 2006 in which Defendant murdered six pedestrians or bicyclists, several dogs, and, allegedly, a horse. The Supreme Court (1) reversed Defendant's conviction and sentence for one count of animal cruelty, holding that the evidence was not sufficient for a jury to reasonably conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that Defendant shot a horse; and (2) otherwise affirmed Defendant's convictions and sentences.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.