STATE v. MUHAMMAD

No. CR-21-0073-PR.

513 P.3d 1095 (2022)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Rahim MUHAMMAD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed July 15, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, Linley Wilson , Deputy Solicitor General/Section Chief of Criminal Appeals, Tanja K. Kelly (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Tucson, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Steven Czop (argued), Czop Law Firm, PLLC, Higley, Attorney for Rahim Muhammad.

JUSTICE KING authored the opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER, and JUSTICES BOLICK, LOPEZ, BEENE, and MONTGOMERY joined.


¶1 This case asks us to determine whether, in a case where a criminal defendant's competency has been put at issue, a trial court must make a specific finding of heightened competency before determining the defendant's waiver of the right to a jury trial is knowing, voluntary, and intelligent. We conclude...

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