Arizona Supreme Court· 12/5/1991

State v. Cook

Citations

821 P.2d 731
170 Ariz. 40
101 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 20
1991 Ariz. LEXIS 95

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“‘Opposing counsel must timely object to any erroneous or improper statements made during closing argument or waive his right to the objection, except for fundamental error.’ ”
finding no fundamental error implicating defendant’s right not to testify after reviewing context of prosecutor’s statement that, “ ‘[tjhere were only four people there at that [sic] time of the deaths; two of them are dead; one is in prison; one is the Defendant.’ ”
“We adhere ... to our view of the ethical problems inherent in contingent plea agreements that we elaborated in Fisher.”
“[T]here is no constitutional right to hybrid representation under either the federal or our state constitution.”
court’s sua sponte consideration of the § 703(F)(8) aggravating circumstance at the sentencing hearing was not a denial of due process given defendant’s failure to request a continuance and the absence of prejudice
“In most circumstances, the proper procedure upon becoming aware of possible juror misconduct is to inform the court as soon as possible and let the court conduct whatever investigation it deems warranted.”

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Judges: Feldman, Corcoran, Gordon, Cameron

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