Arizona Supreme Court· 12/12/1996
State v. Thornton
Citations
- 929 P.2d 676
- 187 Ariz. 325
- 232 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
- 1996 Ariz. LEXIS 127
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a person who had listened to the underlying events over a police scanner was not a witness because the information she heard “did not involve disputed facts”
- analyzing petitioner’s state and federal constitutional claims under the same standard when he did not argue that Arizona’s protections were more extensive than under the federal counterpart
- “We agree with the trial court that Thornton’s childhood, dysfunctional family, and personality disorder are mitigating factors.”
- “We agree with the trial court that Thornton’s childhood, dysfunctional family, and personality disorder are mitigating factors.”
- jurors possessing “personal knowledge of a material, disputed aspect of the case” or “knowledge that is unique to the case”
- expert testimony conflicted with respect to mental illness; (G)(1) not established
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Judges: Martone, Feldman, Zlaket, Moeller, Jones
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22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. TrostleArizona Supreme Court· 1997-12-24· cited 187×
- State v. RienhardtArizona Supreme Court· 1997-12-24· cited 164×
- Dill v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 2001-02-07· cited 155×
- James McKinney v. Charles RyanNinth Circuit· 2015-12-29· cited 154×
- Smith v. StewartNinth Circuit· 1998-04-07· cited 128×
- State of Arizona v. Steven John ParkerArizona Supreme Court· 2013-03-13· cited 110×
- Joe Leonard Lambright v. Dora B. Schriro, Director of Arizona Department of CorrectionsNinth Circuit· 2007-07-02· cited 103×
- State v. MarshSupreme Court of Kansas· 2004-12-17· cited 96×
- State v. KayerArizona Supreme Court· 1999-06-29· cited 75×
- State v. MannArizona Supreme Court· 1997-03-11· cited 48×
- State v. SmithArizona Supreme Court· 1999-02-23· cited 43×
- SVENDSEN v. ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2014-04-30· cited 34×
- State v. WhiteArizona Supreme Court· 1999-06-10· cited 30×
- State of Washington v. Tishawn Marqueis WinborneCourt of Appeals of Washington· 2018-06-26· cited 17×
- State v. RubioCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2008-09-19· cited 15×
- State of Arizona v. Carlos Ubaldo GonzalezCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2014-07-15· cited 15×
- State v. PugaCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2025-01-28· cited 2×
- Lambright v. SchriroNinth Circuit· 2007-05-11· cited 1×
- State of Arizona v. Sergio Alonzo RubioCourt of Appeals of Arizona· 2008-09-19
- William Vernell Davis v. StateTex. App. Ct., 7th Dist. (Amarillo)· 2005-11-22
Cites
23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1966-06-20· cited 6,067×
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1886-02-01· cited 3,820×
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1976-04-21· cited 2,033×
- United States v. MauroSupreme Court· 1978-05-23· cited 731×
- California v. ByersSupreme Court· 1971-05-17· cited 422×
- State v. BoltonArizona Supreme Court· 1995-06-13· cited 326×
- Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. BouknightSupreme Court· 1989-10-02· cited 154×
- State v. DickensArizona Supreme Court· 1996-10-31· cited 112×
- State v. RossArizona Supreme Court· 1994-12-22· cited 92×
- State v. HunterArizona Supreme Court· 1983-04-13· cited 75×
- State v. MauroArizona Supreme Court· 1988-12-01· cited 75×
- United States v. John Mauro and John FuscoSecond Circuit· 1976-10-26· cited 72×
- State v. WaldenArizona Supreme Court· 1995-10-10· cited 56×
- Gunton v. SquierNinth Circuit· 1950-11-17· cited 50×
- State v. HuertaArizona Supreme Court· 1993-06-24· cited 47×
- State v. SchackartArizona Supreme Court· 1993-07-22· cited 45×
- Wyle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas· 1989-09-20· cited 37×
- Ocampo-Tello v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1995-10-02· cited 37×
- Remeta v. SingletaryEleventh Circuit· 1996-05-31· cited 20×
- Howser v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1866-03-05· cited 20×
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