Arizona Supreme Court· 10/18/1982

State v. Thomas

Citations

652 P.2d 1380
133 Ariz. 533
1982 Ariz. LEXIS 273

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applying credit for presentence custody against the minimum 25-year portion of the sentence
applying credit for presentence custody against the minimum 25-year portion of the sentence
“[A]bsent some showing of abuse and resulting prejudice, Rule 18.4(a) does not require reversal so long as a party’s right to an impartial jury is not impaired.”
“[U]nless the record affirmatively shows that defendant was not tried by a fair and impartial jury, then there is no error.” (citing State v. Zimmer, 106 Ariz. 166 (1970))
in the context of Arizona Rule of Criminal Procedure 18.4(c), the court held that “unless the record affirmatively shows that defendant was not tried by a fair and impartial jury, then there is no error”
“harmless error doctrine concerns errors of fundamental or constitutional nature”

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