STATE v. GREENE

No. CR-21-0082-PC.

527 P.3d 322 (2023)

STATE of Arizona, Plaintiff/Petitioner, v. Beau John GREENE, Defendant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed April 14, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristin K. Mayes , Arizona Attorney General, Jeffrey L. Sparks , Chief Counsel, Ginger Jarvis (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

Todd Jackson (argued), Meighan LaFata , Jackson & Oden, PLLC, Tucson, Attorneys for Beau John Greene.

Mikel Steinfeld , Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

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


¶1 We consider in this case whether legislative amendments to A.R.S. § 13-751(F)(5), enacted in 2019, provide a basis for post-conviction relief ("PCR") under Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.1(a), (c), (g), and (h) for a sentence of death imposed in 1996. Because the amendments are prospective...

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