STATE v. WATSON

No. 3089.

120 Ariz. 441 (1978)

586 P.2d 1253

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Spencer WATSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Former Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer III, Crane McClennen, Frank T. Galati, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Molloy, Jones, Donahue, Trachta & Childers, P.C. by Michael J. Meehan, Tucson, for appellant.


CAMERON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a sentence of death imposed after conviction and judgment of guilt to the crime of murder in the first degree, as well as a petition for review of a decision of the trial court pursuant to Rule 32 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S., which held that the defendant was not denied a fair trial because of inadequate assistance of counsel.

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