Arizona Supreme Court Decisions 2011
Date: December 21, 2011
Docket Number: CR-09-0253-AP
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Jahmari Manuel was convicted of first degree murder and other offenses related to the death of Darrell Willeford. The jury determined that Manuel should be sentenced to death for the murder. The…
Date: December 21, 2011
Docket Number: CV-11-0028-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: Clifford Ochser brought a civil rights action against two deputy sheriffs for arresting him on a warrant that had been quashed some thirteen months earlier. The trial court granted the deputies' motion for summary…
Date: December 20, 2011
Docket Number: CR-11-0040-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: Douglas Eddington was charged as an accomplice in the murder of the son of a Tucson police officer. During voir dire, one potential juror stated he was employed as a deputy sheriff with the law enforcement agency that…
Date: November 30, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0300-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: Jacob Braden, an adult with developmental disabilities, died as a result of injuries suffered while residing at an Arizona Integrated Residential and Educational Services (AIRES) facility. AIRES is a licensed private…
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0362-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: After Petitioner was indicted on child abuse, the State extended a plea offer in May 2009 without imposing a deadline for its acceptance. A new prosecutor was assigned to the case in August 2009 and notified Petitioner…
Date: November 18, 2011
Docket Number: CV-11-0091-CQ
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff refinanced her home by executing a promissory note in favor of Saxon Mortgage and a deed of trust (DOT) naming Saxon as beneficiary and a title company as trustee. Saxon assigned the note to Deutsche Bank…
Date: November 14, 2011
Docket Number: CV-11-0264-T/AP
Justia Opinion Summary: Citizens for a Better Arizona (CBA) filed a recall petition with Secretary of State Ken Bennett seeking to recall State Senator Russell Pearce. After determining that the petition contained more signatures than required,…
Date: August 4, 2011
Docket Number: JC-11-0001
Justia Opinion Summary: Theodore Abrams, a member of the Arizona bar, was appointed as a Tucson City Court Magistrate in 2002. In 2010, the Commission on Judicial Conduct brought formal disciplinary charges against Abrams based on allegations…
Date: July 13, 2011
Docket Number: CR-09-0095-AP
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Scott Lehr was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death for the murder of two women. On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed Lehr's convictions and sentences, holding (1) Lehr's waiver of his right…
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0405-SA
Justia Opinion Summary: The Arizona Constitution requires that a five-member Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) draw boundaries for congressional and state legislative districts after every decennial census. According to Ariz. Const.…
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: CR-90-0356-AP
Justia Opinion Summary: A jury found James Styers guilty of the 1989 murder, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, kidnapping, and child abuse of a four-year-old. After finding three aggravating factors and no mitigating circumstances, the…
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0324-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: In April 2008, plaintiff American Asphalt sued CMX for professional negligence and breach of implied warranty. On October 1, 2008, the superior court issued an order informing plaintiff that if it did not file a motion…
Date: July 1, 2011
Docket Number: CV-11-0188-AP/EL
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Marshall Home brought an action in superior court to disqualify Jonathan Rothschild as a Democratic candidate for mayor of the city of Tuscon, arguing that Rothschild was ineligible to serve as mayor because he…
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: CV-11-0006-CQ
Justia Opinion Summary: In this lawsuit, one of several suits alleging construction defects in homes located in a Shea Homes planned community, plaintiffs Albert Albano and other homeowners appealed to the circuit court from the district…
Date: June 29, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0379-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: After the superior court issued a decree dissolving the marriage of Sue Craig and Roger Craig, Roger timely filed a motion for a new trial or to amend the decree. Before the court ruled on Roger's motion, Sue filed a…
Date: June 10, 2011
Docket Number: CR-10-0309-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: Michael Hummons agreed to speak with a police officer on the sidewalk. During the encounter the officer discovered an outstanding warrant for Hummons' arrest. The officer arrested Hummons, and in a search incident to…
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: CR-10-0315-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: In May 2006, Mesa police responded to an aggravated assault call. Officers went to the apartment complex where Appellant Laquinn Fisher lived. Officers knocked and announced their presence. Appellant and two others came…
Date: May 12, 2011
Docket Number: CR-10-0306-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellees Randall and Penny West were charged with child abuse after an infant in their foster care died from severe head trauma. During their joint trial, each moved for an acquittal at the close of the State’s case and…
Date: May 6, 2011
Docket Number: CR-08-0025-AP
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant Clarence Dixon was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. At trial, he represented himself. A jury found him guilty on all counts. When Appellant elected before trial to represent himself,…
Date: May 6, 2011
Docket Number: CR-09-0019-AP
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant Wayne Prince, Jr. was convicted of first degree murder for the death of his step-daughter and for the attempted murder of his wife. The jury found Appellant guilty, and the trial judge sentenced Appellant to…
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0327-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: The Arizona Constitution entitles victims of crimes to be present and informed of all criminal proceedings where the defendant has the right to be present. In this case, Petitioners Morehart and Duffy challenged a court…
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0285-PR
Justia Opinion Summary: A state administrative rule provides that a physician should rate an injured worker's impairment using standards set forth in the "most recent edition" of the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of…
Date: March 3, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0218-PR
Date: January 21, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0189-PR
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0026-PR
Date: January 18, 2011
Docket Number: CV-10-0172-PR
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