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STATE v. SPOON

No. 5224.

137 Ariz. 105 (1983)

669 P.2d 83

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Guy Nelson SPOON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied September 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen., William J. Schafer III, Chief Counsel, Criminal Division, Gerald R. Grant, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

John D. Cody, Sierra Vista, for appellant.

GORDON, Vice Chief Justice:

A jury found the defendant, Guy Nelson Spoon, guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing death of Donald R. Smith. Following an aggravation-mitigation hearing, the defendant was sentenced to death. The defendant appealed from the judgment and sentence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const. art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 13-4031. The conviction is reversed.

The victim, Donald R. Smith, worked as the night manager...

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