STATE v. NIEVES

No. 1 CA-CR 02-0937.

87 P.3d 851 (2004)

207 Ariz. 438

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Maria de Lourdes NIEVES, Appellant.

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

April 15, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Attorney General By Randall M. Howe, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section and Michael T. O'Toole, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender By Susan L. Corey, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.


OPINION

SNOW, Judge.

¶ 1 Maria de Lourdes Nieves appeals her conviction for first-degree premeditated murder. She claims that the trial court committed reversible error by finding sufficient evidence, other than her own statements, to establish her guilt. For the following reasons, we reverse Nieves's conviction and resulting sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The charge against Nieves resulted from the death of her ten...

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