Arizona Supreme Court· 10/29/1986

State v. Wallace

Citations

728 P.2d 232
151 Ariz. 362
1986 Ariz. LEXIS 295

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existence of any of the three elements is sufficient to constitute the § 13-703(F)(6) aggravating factor
“[T]he fact that defendant killed two children, with whom he admittedly had no dispute and who posed no danger to him, is additional evidence of his ‘shockingly evil state of mind’”
“As we have set aside the finding of pecuniary gain, we must now allow the trial court another opportunity to exercise its sentencing discretion and reweigh the remaining aggravating and mitigating factors”
\[W]e find that neither defendant's `difficult earlier years' nor his use of `various drugs' so affected his capacity to conform to the requirements of law that they constitute mitigating factors under § 13-703(G)(1)\
“[W]e find that neither defendant’s ‘difficult earlier years’ nor his use of ‘various drugs’ so affected his capacity to conform to the requirements of law that they constitute mitigating factors under § 13 — 703(G)(1)”
insufficient evidence to support pecuniary gain aggravating factor where defendant’s motive was relationship difficulties with the victim and the taking of money and keys was incidental to the murder

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Judges: Hays, Holohan, Gordon, Cameron, Feldman

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