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State v. Ellison

Citations

  • 140 P.3d 899
  • 213 Ariz. 116
  • 485 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 44
  • 2006 Ariz. LEXIS 100

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that superior court did not abuse its discretion when allowing admission of in-life photographs because they were “benign” when compared to post-mortem photographs
  • holding that evidentiary rulings by the trial court are generally reviewed for an abuse of discretion.
  • holding that mere speculation as to the declarant’s intent is not enough
  • noting that “[the defendant’s] childhood troubles deserve[d] little value as a mitigator for the murders he committed at age thirty-three”
  • reasoning that “childhood troubles deserve[d] little value as a mitigator for the murders [defendant] committed at age thirty-three”
  • stating that, absent fundamental error, a defendant may not complain if the trial court fails to sua sponte provide limiting instructions

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Judges: Bales, McGregor, Berch, Ryan, Hurwitz

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94 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named State v. Ellison

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