STATE v. VALENCIA

No. 3989.

121 Ariz. 191 (1979)

589 P.2d 434

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Frank James VALENCIA, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

January 3, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Former Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Former Atty. Gen., Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer III and R. Wayne Ford, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Thomas G. Martin, Tucson, for appellant.


CAMERON, Chief Justice.

Defendant Frank James Valencia was adjudged guilty of first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-452, following trial to a jury in the Superior Court of Pima County. He was sentenced to death. A.R.S. § 13-453. He appeals from the verdict, judgment, and sentence.

We must answer the following questions on appeal:

1. Should the trial judge have disqualified himself from hearing the matter...

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