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STATE v. HUGHES

No. CR-97-0238-PR.

969 P.2d 1184 (1998)

193 Ariz. 72

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee. v. Alex Vidal HUGHES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

November 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan A. Kettlewell, Pima County Public Defender By Brian X. Metcalf, Assistant Public Defender, Tucson, Attorneys for Appellant.

Grant Woods, Attorney General By Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel Criminal Appeals Section and By Kent E. Cattani, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

OPINION

NOYES, Judge.*

¶ 1 The jury rejected Defendant's insanity defense and convicted him of murder and other felonies. We reverse and remand because the cumulative effect of the prosecutor's misconduct deprived Defendant of a fair trial.

Crimes

¶ 2 On August 25, 1991, Defendant, who had been drinking, argued with his sister's boyfriend and said he would shoot him. Defendant then went to his car...

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