Arizona Supreme Court· 12/8/2009

State v. Soliz

Citations

219 P.3d 1045
223 Ariz. 116
571 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 18
2009 Ariz. LEXIS 263

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holding that a defendant “could not, as a matter of law receive a sentence of thirty years or more . . . once a jury of less than [12] began deliberations.”
recognizing the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Williams and explaining that under Arizona law, the legislature has “reserved the twelve-person jury only for the most serious offenses,” as measured “by the potential sentence upon conviction”
“By failing to request a jury of twelve, the State effectively waived its ability to obtain a sentence of thirty years or more.”

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Judges: Ryan, Berch, Hurwitz, Bales, Pelander

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