Supreme Court· 9/13/1991

Schad v. Arizona

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501 U.S. 624
111 S. Ct. 2491
115 L. Ed. 2d 555
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3631

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holding that submission to jury of alternative theories of criminal charge, without requiring jury’s agreement on a theory, was not unconstitutional
holding that state may constitutionally submit two murder theories to jury without requiring unanimity on either theory
holding that “certain statutory alternatives are mere means of committing a single offense, rather than independent elements of the crime”
concluding that most first degree murder statutes retain premeditated murder and felony murder as alternative means of satisfying the mental state requirement
concluding that most first degree murder statutes retain premeditated murder and felony murder as alternative means of satisfying the mental state requirement
holding that a first-degree murder conviction under jury instructions that did not require agreement on whether the defendant was guilty of premeditated murder or felony murder is not unconstitutional

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