Arizona Supreme Court Decisions 2013
Date: December 27, 2013
Docket Number: CR-11-0331
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of five counts of first degree murder, among other charges, and sentenced to death for each murder. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s convictions and sentences, holding…
Date: November 21, 2013
Docket Number: CR-13-0060
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and thirty counts of attempted first degree murder following a shooting spree at a homeowners' association meeting in 2000. Appellant was…
Date: November 7, 2013
Docket Number: CR-13-0087
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was charged with four felonies relating to an assault. After Defendant agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge, he admitted at a change-of-plea hearing that he was an accomplice. Later Defendant denied any…
Date: October 23, 2013
Docket Number: CR-11-0157
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first degree murder, armed robbery, first degree burglary, kidnapping, and theft of a means of transportation. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death for the murder…
Date: September 26, 2013
Docket Number: CV-13-0039
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2000, Arizona voters approved a referendum that statutorily directed the Legislature to annually increase the base level of the revenue control limit for K-12 public school funding. The measure was codified as Ariz.…
Date: September 13, 2013
Docket Number: CV-13-0225
Justia Opinion Summary: Four members of the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments filed this special action asking the court to declare H.B. 2600 unconstitutional and to enjoin the Commission from applying the statute. The Arizona…
Date: August 22, 2013
Docket Number: CR-10-0031
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first degree murder, third degree robbery, and aggravated robbery. Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder. A few years later, the trial court vacated the sentence,…
Date: August 21, 2013
Docket Number: CR-09-0081
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of three counts of child abuse, two counts of concealing a dead body, and two counts of first degree murder. The jury also found three aggravating factors, including the young…
Date: August 21, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0173
Justia Opinion Summary: Dudley Pounders, a New Mexico resident, was exposed to asbestos while working at a New Mexico power plant (Plant) more than thirty years ago. Dudley later moved to Arizona and, in 2008, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a…
Date: August 5, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0319
Justia Opinion Summary: The State charged Defendant with driving while impaired in violation of Ariz. Rev. Stat. 28-1381(A)(1) (the (A)(1) charge) and having an alcohol concentration of .08 or more within two hours of being in physical control…
Date: July 31, 2013
Docket Number: CR-11-0344
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and eight other felonies. For his crimes, Defendant was sentenced to death and prison terms. The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's…
Date: July 31, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0419
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant constructed a home that it sold to its initial purchaser. The initial purchaser, in turn, sold the home to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs later learned the home's hillside retaining wall and home site had been…
Date: July 26, 2013
Docket Number: CR-10-0415
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of the murders of three individuals and of attempted murder. Defendant was sentenced to death for each murder. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding, inter alia, that (1) the…
Date: July 16, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0349
Justia Opinion Summary: Relatives of Bradford Lund (collectively, Miller) sought the appointment of a guardian and conservator to manage Bradford's assets. Bradford, his father, and his stepfather (collectively, the Lunds) opposed the…
Date: June 26, 2013
Docket Number: CR-12-0462
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0102
Date: January 7, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0272
Date: January 7, 2013
Docket Number: CV-12-0272
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