Arizona Supreme Court· 3/12/2003

State v. Thompson

Citations

65 P.3d 420
204 Ariz. 471
395 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 6
2003 Ariz. LEXIS 19

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construing premeditation statute, A.R.S. § 13-1101(1), as requiring proof of reflection but allowing circumstantial evidence to constitute such proof
in construing statutes, we “avoid constructions that would render statutes invalid or parts of them meaningless”
“Such evidence might include, among other things, threats made by the defendant to the victim, a pattern of escalating violence between the defendant and the victim, or the acquisition of a weapon by the defendant before the killing.”
jury instructions should not mislead or confuse the jury
discouraging use of “instantaneous as successive thoughts” phrase

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Judges: Berch, Ryan, Jones, McGregor, Feldman

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