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- Title: State V. Johnson
- Author : Arizona Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 26, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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Mitchell L. Johnson (defendant) was convicted of attempted first degree murder and first degree murder. A.R.S. §§ 13-1105, 13-1101 and 13-1001. The trial judge sentenced defendant to life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for twenty-five years for the attempted murder. This sentence was required because the crime was committed while defendant was on parole for a prior felony. A.R.S. § 13-604.01 (renumbered § 13-604.02). Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder. In imposing the death penalty, the trial judge found two aggravating and no mitigating circumstances: defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death to another person who was within the zone of danger and defendant committed the offense in an especially heinous or depraved manner. See A.R.S. § 13-703. Defendant appeals from both convictions. Appeal was taken under Rule 31.2(b) Ariz.R.Crim.P., 17 A.R.S.*fn1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz.Const. art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 13-4031.