STATE v. BARRAZA

No. 1 CA-CR 06-0283.

170 P.3d 293 (2007)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Mayra Isabel BARRAZA, Appellant.

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

November 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Attorney General by Randall M. Howe, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Section and John L. Saccoman, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellee.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender by Sharmila Roy, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Appellant.


BARKER, Judge.

¶ 1 In a capital murder case, the capital aggravator of "especially heinous, cruel or depraved" under Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") section 13-703(F)(6) (Supp.2006) may only be invoked in compliance with the factors set forth in State v. Murdaugh, 209 Ariz. 19, 31, ¶ 59, 97 P.3d 844, 856 (2004). The primary issue in this opinion is whether compliance with the...

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