Arizona Supreme Court· 3/28/1986

State v. Fletcher

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717 P.2d 866
149 Ariz. 187
1986 Ariz. LEXIS 205

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holding that burden of proof of insanity is substantive and may be altered by the legislature
holding that burden of proof of insanity is substantive and may be altered by the legislature
holding that the \burden of proof is considered substantive\ under the Arizona law
recognizing legislature’s authority to modify common law and require defendant to prove insanity by clear and convincing evidence
recognizing legislature’s authority to modify common law and require defendant to prove insanity by clear and convincing evidence
noting that appellate review is hindered by absence of contemporaneous record of court’s consultation with counsel

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Judges: Holohan, Feldman, Hays, Cameron, Gordon, Feldman'S

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