Arizona Supreme Court· 10/8/1987

State v. Williams

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800 P.2d 1240
166 Ariz. 132
1987 Ariz. LEXIS 204

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holding that execution by lethal gas is not cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by either 8th and 14th amendments to United States Constitution or article 2, § 15 of the Arizona Constitution
holding that execution by lethal gas is not cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by either 8th and 14th amendments to United States Constitution or article 2, § 15 of the Arizona Constitution
holding that due process clause requires the appointment of a mental health expert only when reasonably necessary following a minimal showing of insanity
noting the deponent need not necessarily be told who is the defendant
noting the deponent need not necessarily be told who is the defendant
finding evidence sufficient to support pecuniary gain as an aggravating factor when the defendant killed a witness during a home burglary because “[n]o explanation for the killing exists other than that [the victim] was killed because he discovered a burglary in progress”

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Judges: Feldman, Gordon, Cameron, Holohan, Froeb, Ariz, Const

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