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STATE v. CHAPPELL

No. CR-07-0384-AP.

236 P.3d 1176 (2010)

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Derek Don CHAPPELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

August 3, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General by Kent E. Cattani, Chief Counsel Criminal Appeals/Capital Litigation Section, Phoenix, Lacey Alexandra Stover Gard, Tucson, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Zick, Assistant Attorney General, Phoenix, Attorneys for State of Arizona.

James J. Haas, Maricopa County Public Defender by Stephen R. Collins, Deputy Public Defender, Spencer D. Heffel, Deputy Public Defender, Phoenix, Attorneys for Derek Don Chappell.

OPINION

PELANDER, Justice.

¶ 1 Derek Don Chappell was convicted of first degree murder and child abuse and sentenced to death for the murder. We have jurisdiction over this automatic appeal under Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) sections 13-4031 and 13-4033(A)(1) (2010).

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Chappell began dating Kristal Shackleford in the fall of 2003...

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