STATE v. RENFORTH

No. 1 CA-CR 9930.

155 Ariz. 385 (1987)

746 P.2d 1315

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Curtis Oliver RENFORTH, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Review Granted November 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div. and Diane M. Ramsey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by Stephen R. Collins, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

In this case we confront the elusive definition of "clear and convincing evidence."

Defendant Curtis Oliver Renforth was tried before a jury and convicted of the crime of aggravated assault, a dangerous felony. Renforth did not deny assaultive conduct, but defended on the ground that he was, at the time of that conduct, insane. From his conviction and sentence to a mitigated five year prison term, Renforth appeals. The focus of...

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