Arizona Supreme Court· 7/17/1984

State v. Perkins

Citations

686 P.2d 1248
141 Ariz. 278
1984 Ariz. LEXIS 258

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substitute counsel at sentencing, after stating he was unfamiliar with the case, had nothing to say on defendant’s behalf
A substitute counsel at sentencing stated he was unfamiliar with the case and had nothing to say on the defendant’s behalf.
“Further, although when the prior felony is identical to the pending charges, trial courts on occasion have limited the admissible evidence to the fact of a prior felony conviction, such a procedure is not required.”
substitute defense counsel doing no more than acting as “neutral observer” during sentencing
substitute defense counsel doing no more than acting as “neutral observer” during sentencing
trial judge is presumed to be free of bias and prejudice

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Judges: Hays, Holohan, Gordon, Cameron, Feldman

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