STATE v. BURNS

No. CR-11-0060-AP.

344 P.3d 303 (2015)

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Johnathan Ian BURNS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

March 10, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, John R. Lopez IV , Solicitor General, Jeffrey A. Zick , Chief Counsel, Jeffrey L. Sparks (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Capital Litigation Section, Phoenix, for State of Arizona.

David Goldberg (argued), Attorney at Law, Fort Collins, CO, for Johnathan Ian Burns.

Justice BRUTINEL authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice BALES, Vice Chief Justice PELANDER, and Justices BERCH and TIMMER joined.


¶ 1 This automatic appeal arises from Johnathan Ian Burns' conviction and death sentence for the murder of Jackie H. We have jurisdiction under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13-4031.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND1

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