STATE v. CEJA

No. 3102-2.

115 Ariz. 413 (1977)

565 P.2d 1274

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Jose Jesus CEJA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, and Grove M. Callison, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Brice E. Buehler, Phoenix, for appellant.


HAYS, Justice.

On June 30, 1974 Randy Leon and his wife Linda were found dead from gunshot wounds in their home in Phoenix, Arizona. Eleven days later Jose Jesus Ceja was charged with two counts of murder in the first degree. After trial, he was convicted by a jury of both homicides. Following an aggravation and mitigation hearing, he was sentenced to death. An automatic appeal was filed pursuant to 17 A.R.S. Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 31.2(b). On February...

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