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STATE v. MORALES

No. 3769.

120 Ariz. 517 (1978)

587 P.2d 236

The STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Joe Cota MORALES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce E. Babbitt, Former Atty. Gen., John A. LaSota, Jr., Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, and R. Wayne Ford, Asst. Attorneys Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Callahan, Cathcart & Gorman by Edwin F. Cathcart, Jr., Tempe, for appellant.

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment of guilt to the crime of first degree murder, A.R.S. § 13-452, and a sentence of death. We take jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 13-1711 and Rule 26.15, Rules of Criminal Procedure, 17 A.R.S.

We are asked to decide the following questions:

1. Did the trial court commit reversible error in precluding defense counsel from attacking the credibility of witness Cruz Martinez...

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