Arizona Supreme Court· 5/31/2012

State v. Gipson

Citations

277 P.3d 189
229 Ariz. 484
2012 Ariz. LEXIS 154

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“[T]he trial judge should withhold charging on lesser included offense[s] unless one of the parties requests it.”
“[T]he defendant is on notice from the beginning of the proceedings against him that the jury may be asked to consider any lesser included offenses.”
not error for court to instruct on lesser-included offenses supported by evidence over party’s objection
“An offense is necessarily included ‘when it is lesser included’ . . . .” (citation omitted)
“An offense is necessarily included ‘when it is lesser included’ and ‘the facts of the case as presented at trial are such that a jury could reasonably find that only the elements of a lesser offense have been proved.’” (quoting Wall, 212 Ariz. at 3, ¶ 14)

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Judges: Hurwitz, Berch, Bales, Pelander, Brutinel

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