STATE v. CLARK

No. 4346.

126 Ariz. 428 (1980)

616 P.2d 888

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. James Dean CLARK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer III, Chief Counsel, Criminal Division by Jessica L. Gifford, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Kerley & Defrancesco, by James K. Kerley, Bisbee, for appellant.


HOLOHAN, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant, James Dean Clark, was convicted after a trial by a jury of four counts of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to death on each count. A timely appeal was filed. We have jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-4031.

The essential facts are that for a year prior to the murders appellant worked as a wrangler at a dude ranch owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thumm located near Elfrida, Arizona. In the early morning hours...

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