STATE v. SMITH

No. 4021.

123 Ariz. 231 (1979)

599 P.2d 187

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Joseph Clarence SMITH, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Former Atty. Gen., William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., Lynn Hamilton, Assistant Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Stephen M.R. Rempe, David W. Basham, Phoenix, for appellant.


GORDON, Justice:

Defendant Joseph Clarence Smith appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of first degree murder. Having jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031, we affirm the decisions of the Superior Court.

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