STATE v. GRELL

No. CR-01-0275-AP.

135 P.3d 696 (2006)

212 Ariz. 516

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Shawn Ryan GRELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

June 6, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General by Kent E. Cattani, Chief Counsel, Capital Litigation Section, Phoenix, Amy S. Pignatella Cain, Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for the State of Arizona.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender by James R. Rummage, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Shawn Ryan Grell.


OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 Appellant Shawn Grell was convicted of first degree murder in 2000 following a bench trial on stipulated facts. After an aggravation and mitigation hearing, the judge sentenced Grell to death. While Grell prepared his direct appeal, the United States Supreme Court decided cases that held (1) that juries must find the aggravating factors that allow the imposition of a sentence of death, Ring v. Arizona (...

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