Arizona Supreme Court· 2/1/1996

State v. Roscoe

Citations

910 P.2d 635
184 Ariz. 484
209 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
1996 Ariz. LEXIS 12

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holding evidence focusing on the impact of a capital crime on the victim’s family is relevant
holding evidence focusing on the impact of a capital crime on the victim’s family is relevant
stating that Arizona courts recognize a specific exception to the rule against admissibility of other crimes evidence \bad acts involving `sexual aberration'\ and that sexual assaults on a minor are always considered aberrant
stating that Arizona courts recognize a specific exception to the rule against admissibility of other crimes evidence \bad acts involving 'sexual aberration\ and that sexual assaults on a minor are always considered aberrant
stating that it is the defendant’s “personal decision not to present certain mitigating evidence”
holding a defendant’s decision to not present mitigating evidence is a “personal decision . . . within his discretion” and does not result “in ineffective assistance or an invalid waiver of counsel”

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Judges: Feldman, Zlaket, Moeller, Corcoran, Martone

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