Arizona Supreme Court· 11/3/1988

State v. Stevens

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764 P.2d 724
158 Ariz. 595
1988 Ariz. LEXIS 180

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findings of defendant’s diminished capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct, lack of prior convictions, and non-aggressive nature outweighed finding that the killing was done for pecuniary gain
reducing death penalty to life imprisonment where defendant, at pre-arranged drug sale with co-worker, robbed and shot co-worker's companion
finding of impaired capacity based on two experts’ testimony regarding defendant's impaired capacity
finding of impaired capacity based on two experts' testimony regarding defendant's impaired capacity
aggravating factor that murder was committed for pecuniary gain outweighed by mitigating factor of defendant's diminished capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct due to heavy alcohol and drug consumption the day of the killing
aggravating factor that murder was committed for pecuniary gain outweighed by mitigating factor of defendant’s diminished capacity to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct due to heavy alcohol and drug consumption the day of the killing

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

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