STATE v. BENSON

No. CR-11-0344-AP.

307 P.3d 19 (2013)

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Trent Christopher BENSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

July 31, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Horne , Arizona Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Zick , Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation, Kent E. Cattani , Former Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation, Jeffrey A. Sparks (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, for State of Arizona.

Thomas A. Gorman (argued), Attorney at Law, Sedona, for Trent Christopher Benson.


Justice TIMMER, opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Trent Christopher Benson was sentenced to death and prison terms after a jury found him guilty of two counts of first degree murder and eight other felonies. We have jurisdiction over this automatic appeal pursuant to Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031.1

BACKGROUND2

¶ 2 Benson committed his...

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