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AZANIA v. STATE

No. 02S00-0009-SD-538.

778 N.E.2d 1253 (2002)

Zolo Agona AZANIA, Appellant (Petitioner Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 22, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse A. Cook, Deputy Public Defender, Terre Haute, IN, Michael E. Deutsch, Deputy Public Defender, Chicago, IL, Attorney for Appellant.

William Goodman, Jaykumar A. Menon, New York, NY, Monica Foster, Indianapolis, IN, Brief of Amici Curiae.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Christopher L. Lafuse, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

ON APPEAL FROM THE DENIAL OF SUCCESSIVE PETITION FOR POST-CONVICTION RELIEF

BOEHM, Justice.

Zolo Agona Azania, formerly known as Rufus Averhart, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In this appeal from the denial of his second petition for post-conviction relief, Azania argues that his death sentence must be vacated because the jury that recommended imposition of the death penalty was the product...

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