Arizona Supreme Court· 7/14/1988

State v. Smith

Citations

762 P.2d 509
158 Ariz. 222
13 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
1988 Ariz. LEXIS 121

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finding that defendant was not entitled to a Willits instruction where nothing suggested lost evidence fit defendant’s theory
“A Willits instruction must be predicated on a theory supported by the evidence, or else it should not be given, because such would tend to mislead the jury.”

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Judges: Feldman, Cameron, Holohan, Moeller, Gordon, Ariz, Const, Shelley

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