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STATE v. ROJAS

1 CA-CR 91-1800

177 Ariz. 454 (1993)

868 P.2d 1037

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Manuel ROJAS, Appellant.

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

December 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grant Woods, Atty. Gen. by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Crim. Appeals Section, and Monica D. Beerling, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Dean W. Trebesch, Maricopa County Public Defender by James R. Rummage, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, for appellant.

OPINION

CAMPBELL, Judge1.

We hold in this opinion that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied a motion for mistrial based on the grounds that one of the jurors asked whether the judge would sentence right away after a verdict, and sent a sympathy note to the victims enclosing a twenty dollar bill, prior to jury deliberations. For retrial, we also conclude that the court properly admitted expert testimony regarding...

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