SCHAD v. ARIZONA

No. 90-5551.

501 U.S. 624 (1991)

SCHAD v. ARIZONA

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided June 21, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise I. Young argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was John M. Bailey.

R. Wayne Ford, Assistant Attorney General of Arizona, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General, and Ronald L. Crismon.*


JUSTICE SOUTER announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Part III, and an opinion with respect to Parts I and II, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE O'CONNOR, and JUSTICE KENNEDY join.

This case presents two questions: whether a first-degree murder conviction under jury instructions that did not require agreement on whether the defendant was guilty of premeditated murder or...

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