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Arizona judge refuses to dismiss death penalty
March 3, 2010
Arizona: Yavapai Superior Court Judge Thomas Lindberg ruled on Tuesday, March 2, that he would not dismiss the death penalty sentence that could await Steven DeMocker if he is convicted by the state. DeMocker stands accused of murdering Carol Kennedy, his ex-wife, one month after their divorce. Prosecutors say that DeMocker had murdered Kennedy to avoid paying alimony and splitting his retirement funds and defendants have pushed Lindberg to dismiss any capital punishment on the grounds that it is assigned "randomly and arbitrarily." Although Lindberg did rule to uphold the constitutionality of the death penalty he said that he did have misgivings, though, he was tied as a trial court judge to rule that way by the appelate court.[1]
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona
