STATE v. ORTIZ

No. CR-87-0278-AP.

158 Ariz. 528 (1988)

764 P.2d 13

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Jose Francisco ORTIZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

November 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III and R. Wayne Ford, Asst. Attys. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

John M. Antieau, Phoenix, for appellant.


CAMERON, Justice.

I. JURISDICTION

Defendant, Jose Francisco Ortiz, was convicted by a jury of first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-1105. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of release for twenty-five years. A.R.S. § 13-703(A). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3), A.R.S. §§ 13-4031 and 13-4035.

II. ISSUES

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