Arizona Supreme Court· 6/1/1981

State v. Vickers

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633 P.2d 315
129 Ariz. 506
1981 Ariz. LEXIS 220

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holding that personality disorders, while they do not qualify as statutory mitigators, must be considered as potential mitigators, particularly where there is evidence that the personality disorder influenced the defendant's behavior
upholding the finding of depravity where the defendant carved \Bonzai\ on the victim's back after killing him
upholding the finding of depravity where the defendant carved “Bonzai” on the victim’s back after killing him
Beck v. Alabama, supra , does not require instruction on lesser-included offenses in death cases when there is no evidence to support conviction
prison inmate committed violent strangulation and stabbing murder of another prisoner; he later killed yet another prisoner by burning him to death, see No. 5698, State v. Vickers
after strangling his victim, defendant carved the word “Bonzai” into the victim’s back

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Judges: Cameron, Struckmeyer, Holohan, Hays, Gordon

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